AXQ Capital LP Purchases Shares of 31,833 Tyson Foods, Inc. $TSN

AXQ Capital LP bought a new stake in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 31,833 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,822,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Tyson Foods in the fourth quarter valued at about $308,297,000. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in Tyson Foods during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $165,220,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Tyson Foods by 12.1% in the first quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 17,155,713 shares of the company's stock worth $1,099,167,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845,200 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 34.4% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,726,796 shares of the company's stock valued at $363,852,000 after acquiring an additional 1,720,009 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its holdings in Tyson Foods by 877.2% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,373,370 shares of the company's stock worth $74,574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232,835 shares during the period. 67.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Tyson Foods

Here are the key news stories impacting Tyson Foods this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets maintained an “outperform” rating while lowering its price target from $75 to $65. The new target still represents approximately 26% potential upside from the reference price. Benzinga analyst update
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reportedly reaffirmed its “buy” rating, suggesting some analysts believe Tyson’s longer-term recovery prospects remain intact despite near-term beef-market challenges. Goldman Sachs rating update
• Neutral Sentiment: Tyson’s shares recovered from earlier weakness as investors assessed the revised outlook, but trading remains focused on whether improvements in other protein categories can offset beef-related pressure. Tyson Foods stock trend report
• Negative Sentiment: Tyson reduced fiscal 2026 adjusted operating-income guidance to $1.85 billion–$2.05 billion, below its prior $2.1 billion–$2.4 billion range, citing cattle shortages, volatile cattle costs and intensified beef-segment pressure. Reuters outlook report
• Negative Sentiment: The company also lowered expected fiscal 2026 revenue growth to 1.5%–2% from 2.5%–3.5%, increasing concerns about slower growth and weaker earnings visibility. Wall Street Journal revenue guidance report
• Negative Sentiment: A law firm announced a potential investor investigation related to Tyson’s $1 billion senior-note offering and the subsequent guidance reductions, adding a legal-risk overhang. Investor investigation notice

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on TSN shares. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Tyson Foods from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Tyson Foods from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. HSBC lowered their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $74.00 to $69.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Tyson Foods from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Tyson Foods currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $69.44.

Tyson Foods Price Performance

TSN stock opened at $51.47 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $57.61 and a 200-day moving average of $60.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 12 month low of $50.56 and a 12 month high of $69.48.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99. Tyson Foods had a net margin of 1.03% and a return on equity of 7.77%. The company had revenue of $13.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. The firm's revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 3.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Tyson Foods Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 1st. Tyson Foods's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 125.93%.

Tyson Foods Company Profile

Tyson Foods, Inc NYSE: TSN is a multinational food company primarily engaged in the production, processing and marketing of protein-based and prepared food products. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company is one of the world's largest processors of chicken, beef and pork. Its operations span live animal procurement and farming relationships through slaughter, further processing and distribution, supplying raw protein and value-added prepared foods to retail, foodservice and industrial customers.

The company's product portfolio covers fresh and frozen meats, branded and private-label prepared foods, and a range of value-added items such as ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meals, snack and sandwich meats.

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