Are Campbells Co (CPB) stocks a prudent buy?

Campbells Co [CPB] stock is trading at $38.79, down -2.59%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CPB shares have lost -2.34% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.51%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Campbells Co [NASDAQ: CPB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 17, 2025, when Consumer Edge Research downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on March 06, 2025, and dropped its price target to $37. On November 14, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $56 on the stock. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $58 on October 07, 2024. DA Davidson downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $51 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 27, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on September 20, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $59. In a note dated June 26, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $45 to $52.

Campbells Co [CPB] stock has fluctuated between $36.92 and $52.81 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $45.83 within the next 12 months. Campbells Co [NASDAQ: CPB] shares were valued at $38.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.15% based on the average CPB price forecast.

Analyzing the CPB fundamentals

Campbells Co [NASDAQ:CPB] reported sales of 10.12B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 9.32%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, 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 0.03, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.96.

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 38.13 points at the first support level, and at 37.46 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 39.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 41.10.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Campbells Co’s Current Ratio is 0.93. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, and the Cash Ratio is 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.14, the price to book ratio is 2.96 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.34.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Brawley Charles A. III, EVP, Gen Counsel, and Corp Sec, that happened on Mar 31 ’25 when 2498.0 shares were sold. Officer, Brawley Charles A. III completed a deal on Mar 31 ’25 to buy 3000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President Sanzio Anthony sold 2000.0 shares on Jan 03 ’25.

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