Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators. It operates through the following segments: U.S., U.K. and Europe, and Mexico. The company was founded by Lonnie A. Pilgrim and Aubrey Pilgrim on October 2, 1946, and is headquartered in Greeley, CO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.20 to $54.18
• 50-Day Range: $49.08 to $56.26
• 52-Week Range: $33.67 to $57.16
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.70
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $48.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pilgrim's Pride Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pilgrim's Pride scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pilgrim's Pride has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pilgrim's Pride has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pilgrim's Pride are expected to grow by 6.63% in the coming year, from $5.13 to $5.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pilgrim's Pride is 11.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pilgrim's Pride is 11.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pilgrim's Pride has a P/B Ratio of 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.97% of the float of Pilgrim's Pride has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pilgrim's Pride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pilgrim's Pride has recently decreased by 11.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pilgrim's Pride does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pilgrim's Pride does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.97% of the float of Pilgrim's Pride has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pilgrim's Pride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pilgrim's Pride has recently decreased by 11.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.39

News Sentiment

Pilgrim's Pride has a news sentiment score of 1.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Pilgrim's Pride this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for PPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 533% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

23 people have added Pilgrim's Pride to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pilgrim's Pride insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

82.49% of the stock of Pilgrim's Pride is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 16.64% of the stock of Pilgrim's Pride is held by institutions.

PPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PPC shares performed this year?

Pilgrim's Pride's stock was trading at $45.39 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PPC shares have increased by 17.5% and is now trading at $53.34.
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How were Pilgrim's Pride's earnings last quarter?

Pilgrim's Pride Co. (NASDAQ:PPC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.36. The firm's revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Pilgrim's Pride's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Pilgrim's Pride include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.07%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.04%), Signet Financial Management LLC (0.02%) and Abacus FCF Advisors LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Fabio Sandri and Matthew R Galvanoni.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Pilgrim's Pride?

Shares of PPC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pilgrim's Pride own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pilgrim's Pride investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), General Electric (GE) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Record date for 4/24 Dividend: 4/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend: 4/03/2025
• Today: 4/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Poultry slaughtering & processing
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PPC
• CIK: 802481
• Web: www.pilgrims.com
• Phone: (970) 506-8000
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 61,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $46.33
• High Stock Price Target: $55.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.48
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.09 billion
• Net Margins: 6.08%
• Pretax Margin: 7.90%
• Return on Equity: 32.83%
• Return on Assets: 12.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.75
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $7.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.11
• Book Value: $17.94 per share
• Price / Book: 3.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 237,362,000
• Free Float: 41,520,000
• Market Cap: $12.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63