Saputo (SAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Saputo, one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, produces, markets, and distributes a wide array of dairy products of the utmost quality, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products, and dairy ingredients. Saputo is a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada and a leading dairy processor in Australia. In the USA, Saputo ranks among the top three cheese producers and is one of the top producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products. In the United Kingdom, Saputo is the leading manufacturer of branded cheese and dairy spreads. Until the closing of the previously announced divestiture, Saputo is also the top dairy processor in Argentina. In addition to its dairy portfolio, Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a range of dairy alternative products. Saputo products are sold in several countries under market-leading brands, as well as private label brands. Saputo Inc.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$40.81 to C$41.50
• 50-Day Range: C$39.67 to C$42.93
• 52-Week Range: C$28.45 to C$45.09
• Volume: 498,768 shs
• Average Volume: 978,249 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$16.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.42
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: C$46.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Saputo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Saputo scored higher than 87% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Saputo has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Saputo has a consensus price target of C$46.73, representing about 12.8% upside from its current price of C$41.44.

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 25.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Saputo is 25.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 888.54.

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 2.47. 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 1.92%, 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 48.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Saputo has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Saputo this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

49 people have searched for SAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 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: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Saputo insiders have sold 2,609.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$240,814.00 in company stock and sold C$6,525,571.00 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

24.93% of the stock of Saputo is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2026
• Today: 7/23/2026
• AGM 2026: 8/07/2026

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$46.73
• High Price Target: C$52.00
• Low Price Target: C$40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$1.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.37
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• Net Income: -C$157.06 million
• Net Margins: 3.65%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.98%
• Return on Assets: 4.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 48.08
• Current Ratio: 1.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$17.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: C$0.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.11
• Book Value: C$16.80 per share
• Price / Book: 2.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 400,449,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$16.59 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.14