Campbell Soup (NASDAQ:CPB) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Campbell Soup (NASDAQ:CPB - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.950-3.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.120. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.2 billion-$10.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.4 billion. Campbell Soup also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.95-$3.05 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $51.00 price target on shares of Campbell Soup in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Campbell Soup from $47.00 to $40.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Campbell Soup from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Campbell Soup in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Campbell Soup from $51.00 to $44.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $46.36.

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Campbell Soup Trading Up 5.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ CPB traded up $2.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $41.81. The stock had a trading volume of 6,629,049 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,566,800. The firm has a market cap of $12.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.15. Campbell Soup has a twelve month low of $36.92 and a twelve month high of $52.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company's 50 day moving average price is $39.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $44.31.

Campbell Soup (NASDAQ:CPB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Campbell Soup had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 23.79%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Campbell Soup will post 3.15 EPS for the current year.

Campbell Soup Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. Campbell Soup's dividend payout ratio is currently 90.17%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Anthony Sanzio sold 2,000 shares of Campbell Soup stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.90, for a total value of $83,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 16,551 shares in the company, valued at $693,486.90. The trade was a 10.78 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 20.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Campbell Soup Company Profile

Campbell Soup Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. The Meals & Beverages segment engages in the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada.