Food processing can be a volatile business. Changes in commodity prices, diseases, natural disasters, and trade disputes can all disrupt operations. As a result, solid companies in this industry can face years of poor profitability.
This poultry producer has been one of our top stock picks going back to August of 2015. Since our original call, the stock has outperformed, up 62% vs. 27% for the S&P 500. However, 2018 was a nightmare year for the company and stock. Declining profitability led to our rating system downgrading the stock to Unattractive. All signs point