Campbell's (CPB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Campbell's Company, formerly known as 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, which include 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: $35.85 to $36.80
• 50-Day Range: $36.29 to $42.04
• 52-Week Range: $35.86 to $52.81
• Volume: 2.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.83
• Dividend Yield: 4.30%
• Price Target: $44.27
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Campbell's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Campbell's scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Campbell's has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.94, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Campbell's has been the subject of 11 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's 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's is 19.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Campbell's is 19.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Campbell's has a PEG Ratio of 2.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Campbell's has a P/B Ratio of 2.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CPB.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Campbell's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.16%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Campbell's is 90.17%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CPB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Campbell's has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Campbell's this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for CPB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Campbell's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% 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's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $99,995.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.19% of the stock of Campbell's 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's 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's' stock was trading at $41.88 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CPB stock has decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $36.29.
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How were Campbell's' earnings last quarter?

The Campbell's Company (NASDAQ:CPB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 5th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.01. The firm's revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Campbell's have any subsidiaries?

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

Who are Campbell's' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Campbell's include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.19%), KBC Group NV (0.17%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.16%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Adam G Ciongoli, Charles A Brawley III, Stanley Polomski, Craig Slavtcheff and Anthony Sanzio.
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How do I buy shares of Campbell's?

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's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Campbell's 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

• Record date for 1/27 Dividend: 1/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 1/27 Dividend: 1/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 1/27/2025
• Last Earnings: 3/05/2025
• Record date for 4/28 Dividend: 4/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/28 Dividend: 4/03/2025
• Today: 4/25/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/28/2025
• 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
• CIK: 16732
• Web: www.thecampbellscompany.com
• Phone: (856) 342-4800
• Fax: 856-342-3878
• Employees: 14,700
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $44.27
• High Stock Price Target: $59.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.94
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.52
• P/E Growth: 2.71
• 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: $10.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.07
• Cash Flow: $4.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.68
• Book Value: $12.72 per share
• Price / Book: 2.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 298,182,000
• Free Float: 237,921,000
• Market Cap: $10.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.19