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In the latest session, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (NASDAQ: PPC) closed at $45.11 down -0.59% from its previous closing price of $45.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.54 million shares were traded.
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 5.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.75. 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 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:
As of this moment, Pilgrim’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.42.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PPC has reached a high of $55.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.23%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 237.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.25M. Insiders hold about 82.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 19.15% stake in the company.
