Patterson Companies, Inc distributes and sells dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It operates through Dental and Animal Health segments. The company's Dental segment offers consumable products, such as infection control, restorative materials, hand instruments, and sterilization products; basic and advanced technology dental equipment; patient education systems; and office forms and stationery.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Medical & hospital equipment
Sub-IndustryHealth Care Distributors
SectorMedical
Phone651-686-1600
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$5.57 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees7,800
Next Earnings Date12/5/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Patterson Companies' stock symbol?
Patterson Companies trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PDCO."
How often does Patterson Companies pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Patterson Companies?
Patterson Companies announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. View Patterson Companies' Dividend History.
How will Patterson Companies' stock buyback program work?
Patterson Companies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, March 14th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Patterson Companies' earnings last quarter?
Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 29th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.36 billion. Patterson Companies had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 8.95%. Patterson Companies's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.26 EPS. View Patterson Companies' Earnings History.
When is Patterson Companies' next earnings date?
What guidance has Patterson Companies issued on next quarter's earnings?
Patterson Companies updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.33-1.43 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.37.
What price target have analysts set for PDCO?
7 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Patterson Companies' shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate Patterson Companies' share price to reach $18.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Patterson Companies.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Patterson Companies?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Patterson Companies in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings and 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Patterson Companies.
Has Patterson Companies been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about PDCO stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Patterson Companies earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Patterson Companies.
Are investors shorting Patterson Companies?
Patterson Companies saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,530,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the July 31st total of 13,525,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,180,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 12.3 days. Approximately 17.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Patterson Companies' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Patterson Companies' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Patterson Companies include Encompass Health (EHC), Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), Dr.Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), Qiagen (QGEN), Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HKMPF), DEMANT A S/ADR (WILYY), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Medidata Solutions (MDSO), NMC Health (NMC), Guardant Health (GH), Sartorius (SARTF), STADA Arzneimittel (STDAF), Beigene (BGNE), Syneos Health (SYNH) and Amarin (AMRN).
What other stocks do shareholders of Patterson Companies own?
Who are Patterson Companies' key executives?
Patterson Companies' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Mark S. Walchirk, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 53)
- Mr. Les B. Korsh, VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 49)
- Mr. Kevin M. Pohlman, Pres of Animal Health International, Inc. (Age 55)
- Mr. Dennis W. Goedken, Corp. Controller (Age 57)
- Mr. Scott P. Anderson, Non-Officer Special Advisor (Age 52)
Who are Patterson Companies' major shareholders?
Patterson Companies' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Rowland & Co. Investment Counsel ADV (0.11%), Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC (0.04%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Patterson Companies stock include Ann B Gugino and John D Buck. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Patterson Companies.
Which major investors are selling Patterson Companies stock?
Which major investors are buying Patterson Companies stock?
How do I buy shares of Patterson Companies?
Shares of PDCO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Patterson Companies' stock price today?
One share of PDCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.09.
How big of a company is Patterson Companies?
Patterson Companies has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion and generates $5.57 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $83.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.40 on an earnings per share basis. Patterson Companies employs 7,800 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Patterson Companies.
What is Patterson Companies' official website?
How can I contact Patterson Companies?
Patterson Companies' mailing address is 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS RD, ST PAUL MN, 55120. The company can be reached via phone at 651-686-1600 or via email at [email protected]
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