Peets Coffee and Tea News

Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. , one of the world's leading specialty coffee roaster and marketer of fresh roasted whole bean coffee, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2011 financial results on February 15, 2012.

A good chunk of the biggest earnings reports are behind us for the quarter. However, several quarterly releases and other interesting pieces of news warrant your consideration this week.

Dougherty & Co increased their price target on shares of Peet S Coffee & Tea from $50.00 to $72.00 in a research note issued on Friday.

KeyBanc initiated coverage on shares of Peet S Coffee & Tea in a research note issued on Tuesday.

Shares of Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. rose Friday, hitting a 52-week high, after a Baird analyst lifted his rating on the coffee company, saying he expects fast earnings growth starting later in 2012.

Peet S Coffee & Tea was upgraded by investment analysts at Robert W. Baird from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a note issued to investors on Friday.

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