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The Soda Wars Get Bubbly

Welcome to John Ransom’s Stocks in the News for February 6th, 2014- where the headlines meet the trendlines:

Stock number one: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

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Green Mountain Vs. SodaStream Next Coke Vs. Pepsi?- IBD.com

David Williams with PageTrader.com and Williams-Edge talk to John about the day’s market trends for February 6th 2014.

SodaStream (SODA) rebounded Thursday on speculation PepsiCo (PEP) could reach a deal with the in-home soft drink maker after Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) stunned the industry late Wednesday by announcing a deal with Coca-Cola (KO) to develop a cold beverage machine. Deutsche Bank's Bill Schmitz believes there is a "small possibility" PepsiCo will form a similar partnership with SodaStream. He kept his hold rating and $53 price target on the stock.

Symbol: GMCR

Trailing PE 33; Forward PE: 24

PEG: 1.17

Dividend: 1.20%

Estimate Trend: UP

Ransom Note Trendline: Buy Green Mountain Coffee

GMCR Chart

GMCR data by YCharts

Stock number two: Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Akamai Reports Strong Q4 Earnings- Zacks

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) reported fourth-quarter 2013 earnings of 55 cents per share, which increased 10.0% on both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter basis. Earnings were above the higher-end of management’s guided range of 49 cents to 53 cents per share. Shares jumped 17.8% ($8.46) in after-hours trading, as Akamai provided a better-than-expected outlook for the first quarter of 2014. According to Bloomberg, the company also put to rest investors’ fears regarding Apple’s (AAPL) plan of building its own content delivery network.

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Symbol: AKAM

Trailing PE: 37 Forward PE: 23

PEG: 1.57

Dividend: NA

Estimate Trend: UP

Ransom Note Trendline: Hold Akamai

AKAM Chart

AKAM data by YCharts

Stock number three: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

Why Spirit Aerosystems (SPR) Is Down Today- The Street.com

Spirit Aerosystems (SPR_) fell 18.3% to $27.02 Thursday after reporting a loss in its fourth-quarter earnings report. For its fourth quarter, Spirit posted a net loss of $587 million, or $4.15 a share, compared to a profit of $61 million, or 43 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose 5% in the quarter to $1.49 billion. The loss in the quarter is partly due to a $546 million charge related to its Boeing (BA_) 787 program. Spirit produces the fuselage for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Symbol: SPR

Trailing PE: 142; Forward PE: 10

PEG: 0.51

Dividend: NA

Estimate Trend: Has been UP

Ransom Note Trendline: Avoid Spirit AeroSystems Holdings

SPR Chart

SPR data by YCharts

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