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Patterson Companies Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:PDCO)

$31.43
-0.46 (-1.44%)
(As of 11/28/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$31.04
$31.76
50-Day Range
$29.12
$32.55
52-Week Range
$25.15
$34.53
Volume
1.19 million shs
Average Volume
810,683 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.01 billion
P/E Ratio
14.35
Dividend Yield
3.31%
Price Target
$35.60

Patterson Companies MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Moderate Buy
2.50 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
13.3% Upside
$35.60 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
3.76% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-1.36
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
-0.01mentions of Patterson Companies in the last 14 days
Based on 12 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$275,485 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
6.80%
From $2.50 to $2.67 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.19 out of 5 stars

Medical Sector

387th out of 949 stocks

Medical & Hospital Equipment Industry

2nd out of 2 stocks


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About Patterson Companies Stock (NASDAQ:PDCO)

Patterson Companies, Inc. engages in the distribution of dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate segments. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, patient engagement solutions, and clinical and patient education systems. It also provides a range of related services comprising software and design services, maintenance and repair, and equipment financing. The Animal Health segment distributes biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, prescription and non-prescription diets, nutritional's, consumable supplies, equipment, and software, as well as value-added services. This segment also provides private label portfolio of products to veterinarians, producers, and retailers under the Aspen, First Companion, and Patterson Veterinary brands. The Corporate segment offers customer financing services; and sells other miscellaneous products. It serves dentists, laboratories, institutions, other healthcare professionals, veterinarians, other animal health professionals, production animal operators, and animal health product retailers. The company was formerly known as Patterson Dental Company and changed its name to Patterson Companies, Inc. in June 2004. Patterson Companies, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

PDCO Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/30/2023
Ex-Dividend for 11/3 Dividend
10/19/2023
Dividend Payable
11/03/2023
Today
11/28/2023
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
11/29/2023
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Medical & hospital equipment
Sub-Industry
Health Care Distributors
Sector
Medical
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PDCO
CUSIP
70339510
Employees
7,600
Year Founded
1877

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$35.60
High Stock Price Target
$40.00
Low Stock Price Target
$32.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$207.56 million
Pretax Margin
4.29%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.47 billion
Cash Flow
$3.18 per share
Book Value
$11.45 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
94,412,000
Market Cap
$3.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.31

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PDCO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Patterson Companies stock right now?

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Patterson Companies in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PDCO shares.
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What is Patterson Companies' stock price target for 2024?

2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Patterson Companies' shares. Their PDCO share price targets range from $32.00 to $40.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $35.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.3% from the stock's current price.
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How have PDCO shares performed in 2023?

Patterson Companies' stock was trading at $28.03 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PDCO shares have increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $31.43.
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Are investors shorting Patterson Companies?

Patterson Companies saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,210,000 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the October 31st total of 2,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 960,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.3 days. Approximately 3.8% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is Patterson Companies' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 29th 2023.
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How can I listen to Patterson Companies' earnings call?

Patterson Companies will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, November 29th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 800-770-2030 with passcode "71954".

How were Patterson Companies' earnings last quarter?

Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 30th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. Patterson Companies had a net margin of 3.28% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.24%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.32 earnings per share.

How often does Patterson Companies pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Patterson Companies?

Patterson Companies declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, November 3rd. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 19th.
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Is Patterson Companies a good dividend stock?

Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.20%. The dividend payout ratio is 47.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PDCO will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.95% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What guidance has Patterson Companies issued on next quarter's earnings?

Patterson Companies issued an update on its FY24 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.45-2.55 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.50.

What is Mark Walchirk's approval rating as Patterson Companies' CEO?

66 employees have rated Patterson Companies Chief Executive Officer Mark Walchirk on Glassdoor.com. Mark Walchirk has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Mark Walchirk in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Patterson Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Patterson Companies investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Gilead Sciences (GILD), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Henry Schein (HSIC), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Verizon Communications (VZ) and CVS Health (CVS).

Who are Patterson Companies' major shareholders?

Patterson Companies' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include River Road Asset Management LLC (2.81%), Morgan Stanley (2.18%), Nordea Investment Management AB (2.16%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.74%), Northern Trust Corp (1.51%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.46%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrea L Frohning, Donald Zurbay, Jody H Feragen, Kevin Michael Barry, Les B Korsh, Les B Korsh and Timothy E Rogan.
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How do I buy shares of Patterson Companies?

Shares of PDCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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This page (NASDAQ:PDCO) was last updated on 11/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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