Green Mountain and Starbucks perk up

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Investors helped themselves to more than just a morning cup o' joe Tuesday. Shares of Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters advanced, as did coffee prices.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' (GMCR) stock, which has tumbled 27% over the past two weeks following news of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, closed 7.2% higher Tuesday. The buying frenzy was sparked by speculation that Nestle, the world's largest food company, was considering making a bid for the specialty coffee maker.

Green Mountain spokeswoman Maureen Martin said the company does not have a comment on the takeover rumors.

Meanwhile, shares of Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500) climbed more than 4% after analysts at Credit Suisse raised their earnings outlooks for the coffee giant to $1.45 a share from $1.44 a share for 2011. And for 2012, analysts expect Starbucks to earn $1.69 a share, up from their prior forecast of $1.63 a share.

"We continue to believe Starbucks offers the highest growth of [its big competitors] with relatively minimal capital requirements," wrote Credit Suisse analysts Keith Siegner and Karen Holthouse in a research note.

Last month, Starbucks and other coffee retailers, including Green Mountain and Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET), said they would raise drink prices to offset the sharp rise in coffee prices this year.

Coffee prices have climbed more than 30% since June, amid supply concerns. Futures for December delivery rose 4% to close at $1.86 a pound Tuesday.  To top of page

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