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The price of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp (NASDAQ: PPC) closed at $48.45 in the last session, up 0.27% from day before closing price of $48.32. In other words, the price has increased by $0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.97 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PPC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.33. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
As of this moment, Pilgrim’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.67.
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 $29.86. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.76%.
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 19.16% stake in the company.
