At the time of writing, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp [PPC] stock is trading at $51.05, up 4.93%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PPC shares have gain 9.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.62%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on August 15, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $47. On August 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Market Perform but maintained its price target of $46 on the stock. Argus started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $41 on June 18, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and raised its price target to $38 on April 16, 2024. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on July 13, 2023, and upped its price target to $28. In a note dated April 28, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $26.
For the past year, the stock price of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp fluctuated between $26.52 and $55.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $43 within the next 12 months. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp [NASDAQ: PPC] shares were valued at $51.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -15.77% based on the average PPC price forecast.
Analyzing the PPC fundamentals
According to Pilgrim’s Pride Corp [NASDAQ:PPC], the company’s sales were 18.03B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.14% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.11% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.82.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 49.37 points at the first support level, and at 47.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 51.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 52.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Pilgrim’s Pride Corp [NASDAQ:PPC] has a current ratio of 1.95. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.27, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.73. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.67, the price to book ratio is 2.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.32.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sandri Fabio, President and CEO, that happened on Aug 06 ’24 when 65000.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, Galvanoni Matthew R completed a deal on Aug 06 ’24 to sell 6500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Galvanoni Matthew R bought 6500.0 shares on Aug 06 ’24.
