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: $50.97 to $51.91
• 50-Day Range: $45.33 to $51.89
• 52-Week Range: $37.94 to $52.81
• Volume: 2.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.68
• Dividend Yield: 2.90%
• Price Target: $48.92
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Campbell Soup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Campbell Soup scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 149 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Campbell Soup has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.08, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Campbell Soup has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Campbell Soup are expected to grow by 6.60% in the coming year, from $3.18 to $3.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Campbell Soup is 20.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Campbell Soup is 20.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 22.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Campbell Soup has a PEG Ratio of 3.09. 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 4.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.14% 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 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Campbell Soup has recently decreased by 5.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Campbell Soup pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Campbell Soup is 59.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Campbell Soup will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.66% 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

9.14% 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 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Campbell Soup has recently decreased by 5.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Campbell Soup has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Campbell Soup this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for CPB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Campbell Soup to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Campbell Soup insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.64% 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 $43.23 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CPB shares have increased by 18.2% and is now trading at $51.08.
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How were Campbell Soup's earnings last quarter?

Campbell Soup (NASDAQ:CPB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 29th. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.01. The business's revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Campbell Soup have any subsidiaries?

Campbell Soup subsidiaries include 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 Van ECK Associates Corp (2.92%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.11%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.11%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.96%). 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.
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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/29 Dividend: 7/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 7/29/2024
• Last Earnings: 8/29/2024
• Today: 9/18/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/04/2024
• 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: NYSE:CPB
• CUSIP: 13442910
• CIK: 16732
• Web: www.campbellsoupcompany.com
• Phone: (856) 342-4800
• Fax: 856-342-3878
• Employees: 14,500
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $48.92
• High Stock Price Target: $57.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.08
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.06
• P/E Growth: 3.09
• Net Income: $567 million
• Net Margins: 5.88%
• Pretax Margin: 7.86%
• Return on Equity: 24.08%
• Return on Assets: 6.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.52
• Current Ratio: 0.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.58
• Cash Flow: $4.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.84
• Book Value: $12.72 per share
• Price / Book: 4.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 298,554,000
• Free Float: 236,932,000
• Market Cap: $15.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.18