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Points to an article about a failed acquisition, no personal directional view expressed.

Target and Smucker offer staple appreciation

JM Smucker, maker of Folgers and Café Bustelo, announced plans to lower prices next year as coffee costs decline.

J.M. Smucker expects sales to fall this year, but the stock still bounced, which is rare for staples this year.

SJM reported strong fiscal 2026 results with positive momentum entering fiscal 2027 driven by portfolio optimization and cost management.

JM Smucker reported fourth-quarter profits that exceeded Wall Street expectations due to higher prices boosting the packaged food company.

"Companies that would have exposure to a pressured consumer... risk of margin pressure from logistics costs... Spectrum, Newell Brands, Traeger, Kenvue, Smucker... Reynolds... exposure to the Middle East, like Pepsi, Mondelez, Coke and Procter and Gamble." (Nik Modi confirms: "Every one of my stocks is going to get impacted.") Rising energy and fertilizer costs squeeze consumer wallets while simultaneously increasing corporate logistics and production costs. Because consumer volumes are already lagging, these global packaged food and household goods companies cannot pass these new costs onto the consumer via price hikes, leading directly to margin compression. AVOID global consumer staples and packaged foods with high international logistics exposure, Middle East exposure, or limited pricing power. Energy and fertilizer prices could rapidly stabilize; companies might successfully implement aggressive cost-cutting measures to protect margins; investors may continue to blindly buy these names as a defensive safe haven regardless of fundamentals.

Elliott Investment Management added two directors and has an information-sharing agreement. Elliott's involvement historically drives margin expansion and portfolio optimization.