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Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$116.04 +2.79 (+2.46%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$115.00 -1.04 (-0.90%)
As of 08/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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About Cal-Maine Foods Stock (NASDAQ:CALM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$113.46
$116.63
50-Day Range
$98.58
$119.16
52-Week Range
$68.22
$126.40
Volume
740,608 shs
Average Volume
884,805 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.69 billion
P/E Ratio
4.65
Dividend Yield
8.11%
Price Target
$110.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Cal-Maine Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

CALM MarketRank™: 

Cal-Maine Foods scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 79th out of 184 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cal-Maine Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cal-Maine Foods has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Cal-Maine Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cal-Maine Foods are expected to decrease by -69.92% in the coming year, from $15.59 to $4.69 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cal-Maine Foods is 4.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cal-Maine Foods is 4.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 112.24.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cal-Maine Foods has a P/B Ratio of 2.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cal-Maine Foods' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.31% of the float of Cal-Maine Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cal-Maine Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cal-Maine Foods has recently increased by 6.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Cal-Maine Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cal-Maine Foods has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Cal-Maine Foods is 37.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Cal-Maine Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 200.64% in the coming year. This indicates that Cal-Maine Foods may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Cal-Maine Foods' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.31% of the float of Cal-Maine Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cal-Maine Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cal-Maine Foods has recently increased by 6.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Cal-Maine Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.30. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Cal-Maine Foods this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    40 people have searched for CALM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    15 people have added Cal-Maine Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cal-Maine Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    13.45% of the stock of Cal-Maine Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    84.67% of the stock of Cal-Maine Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cal-Maine Foods' insider trading history.
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CALM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cal-Maine Foods' stock was trading at $102.92 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CALM shares have increased by 12.7% and is now trading at $116.04.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The basic materials company reported $7.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.29 by $1.75. Cal-Maine Foods's quarterly revenue was up 72.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Cal-Maine Foods's stock split before market open on Monday, November 3rd 2014.The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, October 3rd 2014. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, October 31st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional shareholders of Cal-Maine Foods include State Street Corp (3.50%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.19%), First Trust Advisors LP (2.97%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Adolphus B Baker, Letitia Callender Hughes, Robert L Holladay Jr, James E Poole, Michael Todd Walters and Charles Jeff Hardin.
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Shares of CALM 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cal-Maine Foods investors own include NVIDIA (nvda), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/22/2025
Record date for 8/19 Dividend
8/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend
8/04/2025
Dividend Payable
8/19/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Agriculture/Products
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CALM
CIK
16160
Employees
3,828
Year Founded
1957

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$115.00
Low Price Target
$105.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-5.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$24.95
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.65
Forward P/E Ratio
7.44
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.22 billion
Net Margins
28.63%
Pretax Margin
37.62%
Return on Equity
54.81%
Return on Assets
44.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
6.38
Quick Ratio
5.42

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.26 billion
Price / Sales
1.34
Cash Flow
$27.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.23
Book Value
$52.32 per share
Price / Book
2.22

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
49,050,000
Free Float
42,449,000
Market Cap
$5.69 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.19

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This page (NASDAQ:CALM) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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