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Tyson Foods Inc.

(TSN) is in the Food Industry

Market Cap:$4.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$26.8B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Founded in 1935, Tyson Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Company, we, us or our) are the worlds largest meat protein company and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500 with one of the most recognized brand names in the food industry. We produce, distribute and market chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and related allied products. Our operations are conducted in four segments: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods. Some of the key factors influencing our business are customer demand for our products; the ability to maintain and grow relationships with customers and introduce new and innovative products to the marketplace; accessibility of international markets; market prices for our products; the cost of live cattle and hogs, raw materials and grain; and operating efficiencies of our facilities. We operate a fully vertically integrated poultry production process. Our integrated operations consist of breeding stock, contract growers, feed production, processing, further-processing, transporting and marketing chicken and related allied products, including animal and pet food ingredients. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. (Cobb), we are the largest poultry breeding stock supplier in the world, supplying Tyson as well as a number of other poultry production companies. ...

Number of Employees 107,000
Contact Information

2210 W Oaklawn Dr

Springdale, Arkansas 72762-6900

tyson.com

(479) 290-4000

NAICS Code Poultry Processing: 311615

Recent Events

  • Lincoln casts two votes against public option

    10/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Findings of Oklahoma witness decried by Arkansas poultry companies

    10/08/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • BRIEF: The return of the Holly Farms name

    9/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Lawsuit Filed In Tyson Wage Dispute

    9/28/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • UPDATE: Pilgrim's Pride, Brazil's JBS Reach Deal

    9/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Tyson to pay $2 mln to settle wastewater violations

    8/21/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • JBS Bids for Pilgrim's Pride

    9/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Tyson To Pay Shareholder Dividend

    8/14/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Sara Lee Q4 Results To Reflect Impact Of Low Ingredient Costs, Tough Economy

    8/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Wall St hurt by data, but financials limit losses

    8/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Analyst cuts Tyson rating on weakness in chicken

    8/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Sara Lee Q4 Loss Narrows On Lower Expenses - Update

    8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • SmarTrendR News Watch: Tyson Foods Downgraded By BMO Capital Markets Analyst

    7/20/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Most Popular: Upgrades & Downgrades

    7/20/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Drop in meat demand spurs loss

    6/14/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Tyson Foods names Schaffer to new position

    6/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Hormel Foods Q2 profit rises 4%

    5/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Conoco Ends Biofuels Collaboration

    5/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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     TSN $13.10 +0.23 (1.79% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 4,104,460
Shares Outstanding 376.94M
Market Cap 4.9B
Year High 14.25
Year Low 4.4
Earnings Per Share -0.11
P/E Ratio -119.09
Dividend 0.16
Yield 1.22
IndustryTop Rated

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