Diamond Foods Inc: (NASD: DMND)

$17.09

0.50 (3.01%)

Volume 661,292

May 21 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 4-Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		16.40 - 17.33
	
		52wk Low - High
		12.85 - 24.80
	
		Previous Close
		16.59
	
		Avg. Volume
		276,249
	
		Industry
		FOOD-MISC/DIVERSIFIED
	
		Market Cap
		369.26 M
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		-0.01
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.03
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -0.03
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.16
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            06-10-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.08
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            13.15%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Diamond Foods is a branded food company specializing in processing, marketing, and distributing culinary, snack, in-shell and ingredient nuts under the Diamond of California and Emerald of California brands. Diamond's products include walnuts, pine nuts, pecans, peanuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts and almonds.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (04/2013)	Next Qtr (07/2013)	Current Year (07/2013)	Next Year (07/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.16	-0.07	-0.03	0.60
Number of Estimates	6	6	5	6
Low Estimate	-0.29	-0.19	-0.19	0.36
High Estimate	0.00	0.13	0.14	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.22	0.02	0.55	-0.03
EPS Growth	26.52%	-458.33%	-104.73%	2,407.69%

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EPS Growth for DMND

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
DIAMOND FOODS	DMND	16.59
FLOWERS FOODS	FLO	33.37
OMEGA PROTEIN	OME	10.87
ANNIES INC	BNNY	40.00
ASSOC BRIT FOOD	ASBFY	29.34
B&G FOODS CL-A	BGS	30.40
BOULDER BRANDS	BDBD	10.80
CAMPBELL SOUP	CPB	45.78
GENL MILLS	GIS	49.13
HEINZ (HJ) CO	HNZ	72.45

Sector:Consumer Staples>> Industry:FOOD-MISC/DIVERSIFIED

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Diamond Foods Stays at Underperform

Apr 04, 2013

Stock Market News for March 13, 2013

Mar 13, 2013

Diamond Foods' EPS Rises in 2Q13

Mar 12, 2013

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Ryder System, Diamond Foods, DIRECTV, Viacom and Netflix

Jan 10, 2013

Bear of the Day: Diamond Foods

Jan, 10 2013 00:00

Bearish MACD for Diamond Foods, Inc.

Jan 08, 2013

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Equifax, Diamond Foods, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell

Jan 03, 2013

Bear of the Day: Diamond Foods

Jan, 03 2013 00:00

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.08
Sales	981
Net Income	-78
Price/Earnings	207.38
Price/Book	1.11
Price/Cash Flow	9.17
Price/Sales	0.41

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News

Diamond Foods Makes a Move: Up 3.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 21, 2013

GST, PSTI, DMND, PRAN, LGND, TZF Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Down In the Next Five Weeks - M2

May 16, 2013

Investing for Beginners: When "Buy What You Know" Is a Bad Idea - TheMotleyFool

May 16, 2013

Buyers Accumulate Shares of Diamond Foods, Up 2.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 14, 2013

Diamond Foods has the Highest EBITDA Growth in the Packaged Foods & Meats Industry (DMND, CQB, SMBL) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 14, 2013

Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Diamond Foods, Up 1.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 9, 2013

Diamond Foods, Inc.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

May 4, 2013

Diamond Foods, Inc.Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Wall Street Horizon

May 3, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.00
ABR (Last Week)	3.00
# of recs in ABR	7
Average Target Price	14.50
Industry Rank by ABR	72 out of 265
Rank in Industry	36 out of 43

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Day Low - High	16.40 - 17.33
52wk Low - High	12.85 - 24.80
Previous Close	16.59
Avg. Volume	276,249
Industry	FOOD-MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Market Cap	369.26 M
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	-0.01
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-0.03
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-0.03
Current Quarter Estimate	-0.16
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	06-10-2013
EPS Last Year	0.08
Expected Earnings Growth	13.15%

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Diamond Foods Inc: (NASD: DMND)

$17.09

0.50 (3.01%)

Volume 661,292

May 21 04:00 PM ET

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