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Premier Foods (PFD) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 188.80 +1.20 (+0.64%)
As of 07/18/2025 12:18 PM Eastern

About Premier Foods Stock (LON:PFD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
187.20
189.20
50-Day Range
187.60
214.37
52-Week Range
164
216.50
Volume
900,520 shs
Average Volume
2.62 million shs
Market Capitalization
£1.63 billion
P/E Ratio
14.46
Dividend Yield
1.06%
Price Target
GBX 270
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Premier Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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65th Percentile Overall Score

PFD MarketRank™: 

Premier Foods scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Premier Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Premier Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Premier Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Premier Foods is 14.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Premier Foods is 14.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.63.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Premier Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Premier Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PFD.
  • Dividend Yield

    Premier Foods has a dividend yield of 0.91%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Premier Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Premier Foods is 15.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Premier Foods' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for PFD.
  • News Sentiment

    Premier Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Premier Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Premier Foods insiders have bought 123.53% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £73,339.08 in company stock and sold £32,808.82 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    25.24% of the stock of Premier Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    48.70% of the stock of Premier Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Premier Foods' insider trading history.
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PFD Stock News Headlines

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PFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Premier Foods' stock was trading at GBX 187.60 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PFD shares have increased by 0.6% and is now trading at GBX 188.80.

Premier Foods plc (LON:PFD) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $14.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Premier Foods had a net margin of 9.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.49%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of PFD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Premier Foods investors own include Glencore (GLEN), Aviva (AVVIY), Ocado Group (OCDO), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC), Premier Foods (PRRFY) and Tesco (TSCO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/15/2025
Today
7/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Packaged Foods
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Current Symbol
LON:PFD
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 270
Low Price Target
GBX 270
Potential Upside/Downside
+43.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 13.06
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.46
Forward P/E Ratio
14.24
P/E Growth
1.44
Net Income
£112.38 million
Net Margins
9.89%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
8.49%
Return on Assets
4.78%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
25.47
Current Ratio
1.14
Quick Ratio
0.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.14 billion
Price / Sales
1.43
Cash Flow
GBX 4.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
38.64
Book Value
GBX 153.87 per share
Price / Book
1.23

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
861,405,210
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.63 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.08
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This page (LON:PFD) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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