Campbell Soup (CPB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. This segment provides Campbell's condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; Campbell's gravies, pasta, beans, and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell's tomato juice; and snacking products in foodservice in Canada. The Snacks segment retails Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery, and frozen products, that includes Goldfish crackers, Snyder's of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory pretzel crisps, Pop Secret popcorn, and other snacking products. This segment is also involved in the retail business in Latin America. It sells its products through retail food chains, mass discounters and merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, drug stores, and dollar stores, as well as e-commerce and other retail, commercial, and non-commercial establishments, and independent contractor distributors. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.30 to $40.13
• 50-Day Range: $37.29 to $43.05
• 52-Week Range: $36.92 to $52.81
• Volume: 476,886 shs
• Average Volume: 2.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.99
• Dividend Yield: 3.88%
• Price Target: $50.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Campbell Soup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Campbell Soup scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 151 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Campbell Soup has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Campbell Soup has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Campbell Soup are expected to grow by 5.08% in the coming year, from $3.15 to $3.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Campbell Soup is 21.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Campbell Soup is 21.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Campbell Soup has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Campbell Soup has a P/B Ratio of 3.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.79% of the float of Campbell Soup has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Campbell Soup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Campbell Soup has recently increased by 6.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Campbell Soup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Campbell Soup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Campbell Soup is 85.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Campbell Soup will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.13% next year. This indicates that Campbell Soup will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.79% of the float of Campbell Soup has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Campbell Soup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Campbell Soup has recently increased by 6.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.43

News Sentiment

Campbell Soup has a news sentiment score of 1.43. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Campbell Soup this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for CPB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Campbell Soup to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Campbell Soup insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $83,800.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.19% of the stock of Campbell Soup is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.35% of the stock of Campbell Soup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CPB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CPB shares performed this year?

Campbell Soup's stock was trading at $41.88 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CPB stock has decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $39.34.
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How were Campbell Soup's earnings last quarter?

The Campbell Soup Company (NASDAQ:CPB) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, December, 3rd. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.02. Campbell Soup had a net margin of 5.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.79%.

Does Campbell Soup have any subsidiaries?

Campbell Soup subsidiaries include these companies: Snyder's-Lance, Pacific Foods, Pacific Foods of Oregon LLC, Garden Fresh Gourmet, Kelsen, Plum, Bolthouse Farms, and others.

Who are Campbell Soup's major shareholders?

Campbell Soup's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.93%), Van ECK Associates Corp (3.10%), Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd. (2.32%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.79%). Insiders that own company stock include Adam G Ciongoli, Stanley Polomski, Craig Slavtcheff and Anthony Sanzio.
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How do I buy shares of Campbell Soup?

Shares of CPB 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 Campbell Soup own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Campbell Soup investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/03/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/27 Dividend: 1/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/27/2025
• Today: 2/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food & kindred products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CPB
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CPB
• CUSIP: 13442910
• CIK: 16732
• Web: www.campbellsoupcompany.com
• Phone: (856) 342-4800
• Fax: 856-342-3878
• Employees: 14,400
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $50.17
• High Stock Price Target: $59.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.23
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.49
• P/E Growth: 2.66
• Net Income: $567 million
• Net Margins: 5.57%
• Pretax Margin: 7.39%
• Return on Equity: 23.79%
• Return on Assets: 6.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.74
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.22
• Cash Flow: $4.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.53
• Book Value: $12.72 per share
• Price / Book: 3.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 298,110,000
• Free Float: 237,921,000
• Market Cap: $11.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.19