BRF (NYSE:BRFS) Trading Down 2.2% - Should You Sell?

Shares of Brf S.A. (NYSE:BRFS - Get Free Report) were down 2.2% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $3.37 and last traded at $3.38. Approximately 294,576 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 85% from the average daily volume of 1,968,962 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.45.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup raised shares of BRF from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded BRF from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.70.

BRF Stock Down 2.7 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.92, a PEG ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 1.90. The firm's fifty day moving average is $3.46 and its 200-day moving average is $4.01.

BRF (NYSE:BRFS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.11). BRF had a net margin of 6.52% and a return on equity of 19.66%. The company had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.72 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Brf S.A. will post 0.45 earnings per share for the current year.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BRFS. TD Private Client Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BRF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of BRF during the fourth quarter worth $43,000. PFG Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BRF during the fourth quarter worth $51,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of BRF in the 4th quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BRF during the 4th quarter valued at about $72,000. Institutional investors own 4.76% of the company's stock.

BRF Company Profile

BRF SA raises, produces, and slaughters poultry and pork for processing, production, and sale of fresh meat, processed products, pasta, margarine, pet food, and other products. The company provides frozen whole and cut chicken, frozen pork, and turkey, and halal products for Islamic markets; processed foods, such as marinated, frozen, seasoned whole, and cut chicken, roosters, sausages, ham products, bologna, frankfurters, salamis, bacons, cold meats, and other smoked products; and hamburgers, steaks, breaded meat products, kibbeh, and meatballs, as well as chicken sausages, hot dogs, and chicken bologna.