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Goldman Sachs Cuts Price Target On SAFEWAY (SWY)

August 23, 2011 8:43 AM EDT
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Goldman Sachs lowered its 6-month price target on SAFEWAY (NYSE: SWY) from $20 to $17, saying traditional grocers will find it increasingly challenging to pass on rising costs with a slow macro backdrop.

The firm continues to advocate leaning into secular stories with accelerating fundamentals, like Whole Foods (NYSE: WFM), and out of mature, "share donors that cannot create their own wake" - like SAFEWAY and Kroger (NYSE: KR).

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Shares of SAFEWAY closed at $17.02 yesterday.


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