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Zain Akbari, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Pinnacle Shareholders Could Benefit if Conagra's Advances Lead to Tie-Up

There are media reports that narrow-moat Conagra has made overtures to no-moat Pinnacle Foods, the latest acquisition activity in the consumer packaged goods sector. As we do not have any insight into whether a deal will materialize, we are holding the line on our $53 and $28.50 fair value estimates for Pinnacle and Conagra, respectively, with our estimates for both firms trailing trading prices.
Conagra has long been considered a potential suitor for Pinnacle, particularly given both firms’ sig...
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Pinnacle Foods Inc.

Pinnacle Foods is a holding company. The company is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of convenience food products. The company's operations are managed and reported in four operating segments: frozen, which is comprised of the retail businesses of the company's legacy frozen brands, including vegetables, complete bagged meals, frozen dinners and entrees, among others; grocery, which is comprised of the retail businesses of the company's grocery brands; boulder, which is comprised of the retail businesses of the company's health and wellness lifestyle brands; and specialty, which includes the company's snack products (Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Zain Akbari, CFA

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