Campbell's (CPB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Campbell's (NASDAQ: CPB) is a branded food company that develops, produces and markets packaged meals, beverages and snacks. Its portfolio includes soups, sauces, pasta products, frozen meals, dips, crackers, cookies and yogurt.

The company's brands include Campbell's, Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm, V8, Prego, Pace, Swanson, Rao's, Michael Angelo's and noosa. Products are sold primarily through grocery stores, mass merchants, club stores, convenience stores, food-service distributors and e-commerce channels.

Founded in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell, the company became widely known for its condensed soups and has expanded over time through product development and acquisitions. Campbell's serves consumers mainly in the United States and Canada, with selected products available in international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.82 to $20.79
• 50-Day Range: $19.93 to $24.16
• 52-Week Range: $19.56 to $34.17
• Volume: 9.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.21
• Dividend Yield: 7.83%
• Price Target: $19.88
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Campbell's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Campbell's scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 172 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Campbell's has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 7 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Campbell's is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Campbell's has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Campbell's are expected to grow by 11.76% in the coming year, from $1.70 to $1.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Campbell's is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Campbell's is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Campbell's has a PEG Ratio of 2.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Campbell's has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.52% of the float of Campbell's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Campbell's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Campbell's has recently decreased by 5.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Campbell's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.54%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Campbell's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Campbell's is 119.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Campbell's will have a dividend payout ratio of 82.11% in the coming year. This indicates that Campbell's may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Campbell's has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Campbell's this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for CPB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Campbell's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Campbell's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.78% of the stock of Campbell's is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.35% of the stock of Campbell's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Record date for 11/2 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CPB
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CPB
• CIK: 16732
• Web: www.thecampbellscompany.com
• Phone: (856) 342-4800
• Fax: 856-342-3878
• Employees: 13,700
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Campbell's: $19.88
• High Price Target: $22.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.63
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.72
• P/E Growth: 2.43
• Net Income: $398 million
• Net Margins: 4.04%
• Pretax Margin: 5.43%
• Return on Equity: 16.44%
• Return on Assets: 4.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.60
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: $3.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.78
• Book Value: $12.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 298,210,000
• Free Float: 239,221,000
• Market Cap: $5.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.03