Dara Mohsenian

Molson Coors Brewing Co (NYSE: TAP) hit multi-year lows Wednesday after reporting second-quarter sales, gross profit and operating income below the Street's expectations. The company also unexpectedly announced Gavin Hattersley will replace Mark Hunter as CEO. Multiple Street analysts weighed...

Among consumer packaged goods companies, The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) "clearly" offers investors a superior growth profile, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Dara Mohsenian maintains an Overweight rating on Coca-Cola with a price target lifted from $55 to $57....

Beverage companies The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NYSE: KDP) trade at similar valuations, but one of the names boasts a higher growth rate and one comes with much higher risk, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Dara Mohsenian maintained an Overweight rating on Coca...

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) has reacted well to changes in the beverage marketplace and upped its pricing power just as emerging market trends appear to be rebounding, Morgan Stanley analysts said Tuesday. But investors don’t seem to have responded yet, making the stock a good buy. The Analyst...

Sell-side analysts say The Coca Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) has a refreshing new outlook that looks beyond its old standby product; strong sales; and a willingness to branch out, all of which look positive for the iconic global drink brand. Coca-Cola beat Street earnings estimates by two pennies...

The buzz around single-serve coffee like the kind you make in a Keurig machine is wearing off, according to Morgan Stanley, which downgraded Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (NYSE: KDP) Thursday.  The Analyst Dara Mohsenian downgraded Keurig Dr. Pepper from Equal-weight to Underweight...

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) on Monday announced it's selling Keebler and several other businesses to the Ferrero Group for $1.3 billion. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Dara Mohsenian maintains an Equal-weight rating on Kellogg with a $56 price target. The Thesis Kellogg agreed to sell its...

Morgan Stanley's multiple concerns reflected in a bearish stance on food company Kraft Heinz Co (NYSE: KHC) is now fully priced into the stock after a 53-percent loss in value over the past year. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Dara Mohsenian upgraded Kraft Heinz from Underweight to Equal-...

Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) is having a strong week after reporting a second-quarter earnings beat Tuesday. The Sell-Side Reacts  ◘ Although the company reported weak third-quarter and 2019 earnings guidance, Raymond James analyst Joseph Altobello reiterated an Outperform rating...

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) shares continue trading at a "sizable" discount to peers, and this trend should reverse in 2019 and beyond, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Analyst Dara Mohsenian upgraded Procter & Gamble from Equal-weight to Overweight with a price...

Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ: MNST) fizzled Thursday despite posting significant top- and bottom-line third-quarter beats. One analyst, acknowledging new risk in galvanized competition, backs the investors turning bearish on the Red Bull rival. The Rating Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian...

Investors may want to take advantage of recent pullbacks in two beauty names, Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE: EL) and Coty Inc (NASDAQ: COTY), according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Dara Mohsenian upgraded Estee Lauder from Equal-weight to Overweight with a price target...

Personal care giant Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB), the parent company behind brands like Kleenex and Huggies disposable diapers, faces fundamental pressures that will grow over the years, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Dara Mohsenian initiated coverage of Kimberly...

General skepticism surrounding the household and personal care industry, weakening fundamentals at Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) and valuation have made Morgan Stanley cautious on the stock.  The Analyst Dara Mohsenian downgraded Colgate-Palmolive from Overweight to Equal Weight...

In a note released Monday, Morgan Stanley looked at some of the main pushbacks to its upgrade of Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) shares on Sept. 24 and also offered counter-arguments to it. The firm continues to rate Colgate-Palmolive at Overweight, as it sees significant relative stock...