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The closing price of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (NASDAQ: PPC) was $38.56 for the day, up 0.10% from the previous closing price of $38.52. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.68 million shares were traded. PPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.43.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PPC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on June 23, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $50.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on August 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $47.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 09 ’25 when Sandri Fabio sold 70,000 shares for $45.83 per share. The transaction valued at 3,208,121 led to the insider holds 290,930 shares of the business.
Fabio Sandri bought 70,000 shares of PPC for $3,323,950 on Jun 06 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Galvanoni Matthew R, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 5,483 shares for $52.31 each. As a result, the insider received 286,829 and left with 46,267 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PPC now has a Market Capitalization of 9159829504 and an Enterprise Value of 11690628096. As of this moment, Pilgrim’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.643 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.909.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPC is 0.49, which has changed by -0.15457135 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PPC has reached a high of $52.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.58%.
Shares Statistics:
PPC traded an average of 1.45M shares per day over the past three months and 1687160 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 237.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.33M. Insiders hold about 82.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 21.14% stake in the company. Shares short for PPC as of 1757894400 were 9605393 with a Short Ratio of 6.61, compared to 1755216000 on 8812063. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9605393 and a Short% of Float of 4.05.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.22. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for PPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-08-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (PPC) is currently being evaluated by a team of 4.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.0, with high estimates of $1.03 and low estimates of $0.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.56 and $5.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.47. EPS for the following year is $4.76, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $5.37 and $4.4.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.73B to a low estimate of $4.43B. As of. The current estimate, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.58BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.47B. There is a high estimate of $4.59B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.39B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.39B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.88BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $18.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $19.01B and the low estimate is $17.71B.
