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In the latest session, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (NASDAQ: PPC) closed at $46.14 down -1.30% from its previous closing price of $46.75. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.75 million shares were traded. PPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.38.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.94. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.08.
On August 15, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $47.
BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on August 12, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $46.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Galvanoni Matthew R sold 5,483 shares for $52.31 per share. The transaction valued at 286,829 led to the insider holds 46,267 shares of the business.
Galvanoni Matthew R bought 5,483 shares of PPC for $286,829 on Feb 19 ’25. On Aug 06 ’24, another insider, Sandri Fabio, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 65,000 shares for $44.50 each. As a result, the insider received 2,892,344 and left with 279,565 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 10940855296 and an Enterprise Value of 12340070400. As of this moment, Pilgrim’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.686 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.284.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PPC is 0.54, which has changed by 0.25893593 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09765589 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PPC has reached a high of $55.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.86%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PPC has traded an average of 1.67M shares per day and 1487920 over the past ten days. A total of 237.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.30M. Insiders hold about 82.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 21.00% stake in the company. Shares short for PPC as of 1744675200 were 6825385 with a Short Ratio of 4.10, compared to 1741910400 on 7928330. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6825385 and a Short% of Float of 2.8800000999999997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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 2025-04-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1743638400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-08-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 4.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.53, with high estimates of $1.65 and low estimates of $1.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.57 and $5.32 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.44. EPS for the following year is $4.6, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $5.29 and $4.21.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 3 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.64B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.74B to a low estimate of $4.53B. As of the current estimate, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.56BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.65B. There is a high estimate of $4.69B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.62B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $18.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.88BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $18.51B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $19.25B and the low estimate is $17.54B.
