Saputo (SAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Saputo is a global dairy processor domiciled in Canada (28% of fiscal 2022 sales) with operations in the United States (43%), the U.K. (6%), and other international markets (23%). It sells cheese, cream, fluid milk, and other dairy products. In the retail segment (50% of revenue), its mix of brands include Saputo, Armstrong, Cheer, Cathedral City, and Frylight. Saputo also competes in food service (30% of revenue) and industrials (20% of revenue), which houses its ingredients business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$40.12 to C$41.44
• 50-Day Range: C$37.83 to C$45.06
• 52-Week Range: C$25.17 to C$45.09
• Volume: 147,802 shs
• Average Volume: 1.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$16.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.98
• Dividend Yield: 1.92%
• Price Target: C$46.11
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Saputo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Saputo scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Saputo has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Saputo has a consensus price target of C$46.11, representing about 14.7% upside from its current price of C$40.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Saputo has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Saputo is 25.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Saputo is 25.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 887.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Saputo has a PEG Ratio of 0.56. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Saputo has a P/B Ratio of 2.46. 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 SAP.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Saputo pays a meaningful dividend of 1.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Saputo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Saputo is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.24

News Sentiment

Saputo has a news sentiment score of -0.24. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Saputo this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

74 people have searched for SAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Saputo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Saputo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$112,168.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

40.45% of the stock of Saputo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

25.76% of the stock of Saputo is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend: 3/03/2026
• Record date for 3/13 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/13/2026
• Today: 5/11/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: TSE:SAP
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.saputo.com
• Phone: +1-514-3286662
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 112,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Saputo: C$46.11
• High Price Target: C$52.00
• Low Price Target: C$40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$1.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.79
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• Net Income: -C$157.06 million
• Net Margins: 3.39%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.50%
• Return on Assets: 4.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 59.15
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$18.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.86
• Cash Flow: C$0.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.11
• Book Value: C$16.32 per share
• Price / Book: 2.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 405,254,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$16.38 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.10