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After finishing at $25.65 in the prior trading day, Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE: CAG) closed at $26.07, up 1.64%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.37 million shares were traded. CAG stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.56.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CAG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 332.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.22 and its Current Ratio is at 0.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.71.
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 the company, Goldman on February 24, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $26 from $33 previously.
On August 12, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $36.
On February 01, 2024, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $30.Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating on February 01, 2024, with a $30 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 13 ’24 when McGough Thomas M sold 40,000 shares for $30.29 per share. The transaction valued at 1,211,600 led to the insider holds 161,443 shares of the business.
McGough Thomas M bought 40,000 shares of CAG for $1,211,583 on Aug 13 ’24. On May 23 ’24, another insider, Brock Charisse, who serves as the EVP, Chief HR Officer of the company, sold 15,444 shares for $30.37 each. As a result, the insider received 469,034 and left with 113,254 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, CAG now has a Market Capitalization of 12443731968 and an Enterprise Value of 20869945344. As of this moment, Conagra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.75 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.187.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAG is 0.29, which has changed by -0.09667361 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAG has reached a high of $33.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.63%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.80M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5944940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 477.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 474.71M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.84% stake in the company. Shares short for CAG as of 1740700800 were 17187609 with a Short Ratio of 2.96, compared to 1738281600 on 15424493. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17187609 and a Short% of Float of 4.1199997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CAG’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.4, compared to 1.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.054580897The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.71. The current Payout Ratio is 193.56% for CAG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1737936000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-10 when the company split stock in a 1285:1000 ratio.
