Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Patterson Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst I. Bandyopadhyay now forecasts that the company will earn $1.11 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Patterson Companies' current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Patterson Companies' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.44 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Patterson Companies in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $23.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Leerink Partnrs downgraded Patterson Companies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Patterson Companies from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $26.57.
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Patterson Companies Stock Performance
PDCO traded up $0.01 on Monday, hitting $31.25. The company had a trading volume of 846,185 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,018,682. The stock has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company's fifty day moving average price is $31.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.41. Patterson Companies has a 1-year low of $19.45 and a 1-year high of $31.79.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Patterson Companies by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,409,915 shares of the company's stock valued at $290,390,000 after buying an additional 47,897 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Patterson Companies by 24.1% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,711,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $83,662,000 after acquiring an additional 527,054 shares in the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp increased its stake in Patterson Companies by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 2,028,964 shares of the company's stock valued at $62,614,000 after acquiring an additional 289,295 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Patterson Companies by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,799,942 shares of the company's stock worth $55,546,000 after purchasing an additional 245,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Patterson Companies by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,455,729 shares of the company's stock worth $44,924,000 after purchasing an additional 222,005 shares during the period. 85.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Patterson Companies, Inc engages in the distribution of dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate segments. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, patient engagement solutions, and clinical and patient education systems.
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