RBC Capital reiterated a Sector Perform rating on ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG), and raised the price target to $50.00 (from $48.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. CAG reported EPS of $0.52, in-line with the Street's estimate. FY17 estimates of $2.42 was reiterated. FY18 EPS estimate were raised from $2.52 to $2.60, just under the $2.62 consensus.

Analyst David Palmer commented, "We are raising our out-year earnings estimate and price target to reflect our view that aggressive promotion efficiency and revenue management efforts will continue to deliver gross margin wins in Consumer Foods (~70% of future Conagra EBITDA) beyond the $100M of annual savings targeted by fiscal '19. Maintain Sector Perform."

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Shares of ConAgra closed at $47.81 yesterday.