NASDAQ:PPC - Pilgrim's Pride Stock Price, Price Target & More

$22.75 -0.27 (-1.17 %)

(As of 04/22/2018 04:00 PM ET)

Previous Close$22.75

Today's Range$22.45 - $23.15

52-Week Range$20.28 - $38.39

Volume901,012 shs

Average Volume1.24 million shs

Market Capitalization$5.66 billion

P/E Ratio7.87

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.19

About Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Mexico. The company offers fresh chicken products, including pre-marinated or non-marinated refrigerated (nonfrozen) whole or cut-up chicken; and prepackaged case-ready chicken, such as whole chickens and chicken parts. It also provides prepared chicken products comprising portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts. The company sells its products to the foodservice market that includes chain restaurants, food processors, broad-line distributors, and other institutions; and retail market, which comprises primarily grocery store chains, wholesale clubs, and other retail distributors. It also exports its products the Middle East, Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and other countries, as well as France, Puerto Rico, and the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is a subsidiary of JBS S.A.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Poultry slaughtering & processing

Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats

SectorConsumer Staples

SymbolNASDAQ:PPC

CUSIP72147K10

Webwww.pilgrims.com

Phone970-506-8000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.42%

Current Ratio1.73%

Quick Ratio0.87%

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio7.87

Forward P/E Ratio7.51

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$10.77 billion

Price / Sales0.53

Cash Flow$4.0053 per share

Price / Cash5.68

Book Value$7.46 per share

Price / Book3.05

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.89

Net Income$694.57 million

Net Margins7.08%

Return on Equity49.74%

Return on Assets14.56%

Miscellaneous

Employees51,300

Outstanding Shares248,980,000

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Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pilgrim's Pride's stock symbol?

Pilgrim's Pride trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PPC."

How were Pilgrim's Pride's earnings last quarter?

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 14th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.56 billion. Pilgrim's Pride had a return on equity of 49.74% and a net margin of 7.08%. View Pilgrim's Pride's Earnings History.

When is Pilgrim's Pride's next earnings date?

Pilgrim's Pride is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May, 10th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Pilgrim's Pride.

What price target have analysts set for PPC?

7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Pilgrim's Pride's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Pilgrim's Pride's share price to reach $29.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Pilgrim's Pride.

Who are some of Pilgrim's Pride's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Pilgrim's Pride include Church & Dwight (CHD), Lamb Weston (LW), Aramark (ARMK), Ingredion (INGR), Campari Group (DVDCY), Blue Buffalo Pet Products (BUFF), US Foods (USFD), Pinnacle Foods (PF), Service Co. International (SCI), Remy Cointreau (REMYY), BRF (BRFS), Spectrum Brands (SPB), 51job (JOBS), Post (POST), Compańía de las Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), Coca-Cola Amatil (CCLAY), Glanbia (GLAPY) and Flowers Foods (FLO).

Who are Pilgrim's Pride's key executives?

Pilgrim's Pride's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. William W. Lovette, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 58)
Mr. Fabio Sandri, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 46)
James J. Miner Ph.D., Sr. VP of Technical Services (Age 88)
Mr. Dunham Winoto, Director of Investor Relations
Mr. Laston Charriez, Head of Marketing

Has Pilgrim's Pride been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about PPC stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Pilgrim's Pride earned a news sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the company an impact score of 46.18 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

How do I buy shares of Pilgrim's Pride?

Shares of PPC 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Pilgrim's Pride's stock price today?

One share of PPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.75.

How big of a company is Pilgrim's Pride?

Pilgrim's Pride has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion and generates $10.77 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $694.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.89 on an earnings per share basis. Pilgrim's Pride employs 51,300 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Pilgrim's Pride?

Pilgrim's Pride's mailing address is 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO, 80634. The company can be reached via phone at 970-506-8000 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Pilgrim's Pride (PPC)

Community Ranking:		2.2 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		173 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		228 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		401

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Pilgrim's Pride and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe PPC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe PPC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

7 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Pilgrim's Pride in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $29.25, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 28.57%. The high price target for PPC is $32.00 and the low price target for PPC is $25.00. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold
Consensus Rating Score:	2.29	2.17	2.00	2.20
Ratings Breakdown:	0 Sell Rating(s) 5 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 5 Hold Rating(s) 1 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 6 Hold Rating(s) 0 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 4 Hold Rating(s) 1 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$29.25	$29.3333	$34.00	$24.00
Price Target Upside:	28.57% upside	19.68% upside	2.80% downside	17.67% downside

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Pilgrim`s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
4/5/2018	Mizuho	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$29.00	High
3/14/2018	Vertical Group	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy		High
2/27/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Equal Weight -> Hold	$32.00 -> $25.00	Medium
2/16/2018	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$31.00	High
11/16/2017	Jefferies Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$32.00	N/A
10/31/2017	KeyCorp	Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight -> Hold		N/A
9/5/2017	Vertical Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold		High
5/25/2016	Deutsche Bank	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$30.55	N/A
5/25/2016	BB&T	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold		N/A

(Data available from 4/22/2016 forward)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Earnings by Quarter for Pilgrim`s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Earnings Estimates

2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.94

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2018	2	$0.51	$0.59	$0.55
Q2 2018	2	$0.99	$1.09	$1.04
Q3 2018	2	$0.89	$1.02	$0.96
Q4 2018	2	$0.38	$0.40	$0.39
Q1 2019	1	$0.48	$0.48	$0.48
Q2 2019	1	$0.99	$0.99	$0.99
Q3 2019	1	$0.99	$0.99	$0.99

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ PPC) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/10/2018		$0.54					N/A
5/1/2018							N/A
2/14/2018	Q4 2017	$0.53	$0.58	$2.5566 billion	$2.7424 billion	View	N/A
11/7/2017	Q3 2017	$0.77	$0.98	$2.3158 billion	$2.7939 billion	View	N/A
8/2/2017	Q2 2017	$0.83	$0.94	$2.2786 billion	$2.2516 billion	View	Listen
5/3/2017	Q1 2017	$0.40	$0.38	$2.0371 billion	$2.0205 billion	View	Listen
2/8/2017	Q4 2016	$0.39	$0.30	$1.94 billion	$1.9080 billion	View	Listen
10/26/2016	Q3	$0.51	$0.40	$2.0364 billion	$2.0317 billion	View	N/A
7/27/2016	Q2	$0.64	$0.58	$2.02 billion	$2.03 billion	View	N/A
4/27/2016	Q116	$0.42	$0.46	$1.96 billion	$1.9629 billion	View	N/A
2/10/2016	Q4	$0.40	$0.26	$1.99 billion	$1.9608 billion	View	Listen
10/28/2015	Q3	$0.72	$0.58	$2.21 billion	$2.1125 billion	View	Listen
7/30/2015	Q215	$0.89	$0.94	$2.24 billion	$2.0539 billion	View	Listen
4/29/2015	Q115	$0.78	$0.82	$2.08 billion	$2.0529 billion	View	N/A
2/11/2015	Q414	$0.79	$0.74	$2.2080 billion	$2.1104 billion	View	N/A
10/29/2014	Q314	$0.79	$0.99	$2.24 billion	$2.2680 billion	View	N/A
7/31/2014	Q214	$0.62	$0.73	$2.20 billion	$2.1868 billion	View	N/A
4/30/2014	Q114	$0.38	$0.38	$1.99 billion	$2.00 billion	View	N/A
2/20/2014	Q413	$0.49	$0.55	$2.09 billion	$2.05 billion	View	N/A
10/30/2013	Q313	$0.58	$0.62	$2.22 billion	$2.1428 billion	View	N/A
8/1/2013	Q2 2013	$0.57	$0.74	$2.1815 billion	$2.1841 billion	View	Listen
5/3/2013	Q1 2013	$0.20	$0.21	$2.02 billion	$2.04 billion	View	Listen
2/14/2013	Q4 2012	($0.06)	$0.09	$1.95 billion	$2.1897 billion	View	Listen
10/26/2012	Q312	$0.06	$0.17	$1.95 billion	$2.07 billion	View	N/A
7/27/2012		$0.23	$0.27			View	N/A
4/27/2012		$0.10	$0.18			View	N/A
2/17/2012	Q4 2011	($0.29)	($0.33)			View	N/A
10/28/2011		($0.44)	($0.52)			View	N/A
7/29/2011		($0.21)	($0.60)			View	N/A
4/29/2011		($0.22)	($0.56)			View	N/A
2/11/2011		$0.05	$0.20			View	N/A
10/29/2010	Q3 2010	$0.18	$0.28			View	N/A
7/30/2010	Q2 2010	$0.17	$0.20			View	N/A
5/6/2010	Q1 2010	$0.31	($0.05)			View	N/A
2/4/2010	Q4 2009		($0.47)			View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
4/27/2016	special	$2.75		5/6/2016	5/10/2016	5/18/2016
1/14/2015	special	$5.77		1/28/2015	1/30/2015	2/17/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ PPC) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 78.81%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 25.08%

Insider Trading History for Pilgrim`s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Pilgrim`s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ PPC) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
2/27/2018	William W Lovette	CEO	Sell	100,000	$25.36	$2,536,000.00	578,653
2/23/2015	Fabio Sandri	CFO	Sell	25,400	$27.55	$699,770.00
2/20/2015	Fabio Sandri	CFO	Sell	30,657	$27.57	$845,213.49
2/20/2015	William W Lovette	CEO	Sell	90,690	$27.56	$2,499,416.40
11/4/2014	William W Lovette	CEO	Sell	24,250	$30.30	$734,775.00
8/6/2014	Fabio Sandri	CFO	Sell	30,000	$29.02	$870,600.00
8/6/2013	Michael Cooper	Director	Sell	10,432	$18.46	$192,574.72	4,885
5/14/2013	Michael L Cooper	Director	Sell	30,000	$11.41	$342,300.00
11/16/2012	Wesley Mendonca Batista	Director	Buy	455,269	$6.00	$2,731,614.00
11/2/2012	David E Bell	Director	Buy	2,000	$5.64	$11,280.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ PPC) News Headlines

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Date	Headline
	Consolidated Research: 2018 Summary Expectations for Keane Group, Spirit Airlines, Farmland Partners, Arrow Electronics, Semgroup, and Pilgrim's Pride — Fundamental Analysis, Key Performance Indications finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 8:07 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 3:44 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation to Host First Quarter 2018 Earnings Call on May 11 ... globenewswire.com - April 19 at 5:54 PM
	Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation to Host First Quarter 2018 Earnings Call on May 11, 2018 finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 5:54 PM
	Consumer Goods Stocks' Research Reports Released on Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Lamb Weston, Pilgrim's Pride, and Sleep Number www.prnewswire.com - April 18 at 8:03 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Downgraded by BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 12:35 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $2.59 Billion www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 5:07 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 6:13 AM
	Brokerages Expect Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Will Announce Earnings of $0.55 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 3:12 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Mizuho www.americanbankingnews.com - April 5 at 12:27 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Receives New Coverage from Analysts at KeyCorp www.americanbankingnews.com - April 3 at 8:45 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Downgraded by ValuEngine to Hold www.americanbankingnews.com - April 3 at 10:43 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Rating Lowered to Buy at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - April 1 at 1:36 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Cut to Strong Sell at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - March 28 at 12:00 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Expected to Announce Earnings of $0.55 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - March 27 at 5:21 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 26 at 3:05 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Down 6.2% Since Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? www.zacks.com - March 16 at 6:42 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Down 6.2% Since Earnings Report: Can It Rebound? finance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 6:42 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Upgraded to Buy at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - March 15 at 4:54 PM
	With An ROE Of 37.44%, Has Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation’s (NASDAQ:PPC) Management Done Well? finance.yahoo.com - March 15 at 8:01 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Rating Increased to Buy at Vertical Group www.americanbankingnews.com - March 14 at 10:16 PM
	How Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Stock Stands Out in a Strong Industry finance.yahoo.com - March 12 at 6:52 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest www.americanbankingnews.com - March 12 at 2:14 AM
	Brokerages Anticipate Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $2.59 Billion www.americanbankingnews.com - March 11 at 1:04 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Expected to Post Earnings of $0.55 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - March 9 at 9:16 PM
	Q2 2018 EPS Estimates for Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Raised by Jefferies Group www.americanbankingnews.com - March 8 at 8:04 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Closes $500.0 million Senior Unsecured Notes ... - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - March 8 at 8:03 AM
	Pilgrim’s Pride Closes $500.0 million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering finance.yahoo.com - March 7 at 6:49 PM
	Pre-Market Technical Scan on Food Equities -- Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Pilgrim's Pride, Sanderson Farms, and Kraft ... - PR Newswire (press release) www.prnewswire.com - March 7 at 8:02 AM
	Brokers Set Expectations for Pilgrim's Pride Co.'s Q1 2018 Earnings (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 7 at 7:55 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Position Boosted by Allianz Asset Management GmbH www.americanbankingnews.com - March 5 at 4:12 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Stake Decreased by Sei Investments Co. www.americanbankingnews.com - March 3 at 8:00 AM
	Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. Sells 22,031 Shares of Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 3 at 5:56 AM
	Martingale Asset Management L P Has $2.77 Million Stake in Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 2 at 7:03 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 1 at 3:34 AM
	Insider Selling: Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) CEO Sells 100,000 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - February 28 at 6:16 PM
	Spark Investment Management LLC Takes $3.65 Million Position in Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 28 at 5:52 PM
	Head-To-Head Contrast: Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) versus Smithfield Foods (SFD) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 27 at 9:18 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Stake Lessened by Quadrature Capital Ltd www.americanbankingnews.com - February 27 at 1:02 PM
	Morgan Stanley Trims Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Target Price to $25.00 www.americanbankingnews.com - February 27 at 12:24 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Shares Sold by Baird Financial Group Inc. www.americanbankingnews.com - February 27 at 4:32 AM
	Schroder Investment Management Group Has $15.34 Million Position in Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 26 at 1:50 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Position Cut by First Trust Advisors LP www.americanbankingnews.com - February 25 at 8:16 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Position Raised by Navellier & Associates Inc www.americanbankingnews.com - February 24 at 3:46 PM
	$2.56 Billion in Sales Expected for Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) This Quarter www.americanbankingnews.com - February 23 at 3:36 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. (PPC) Expected to Earn Q1 2018 Earnings of $0.59 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - February 23 at 9:42 AM
	Pilgrim’s Pride Upsizes and Prices its Senior Unsecured Notes Offering finance.yahoo.com - February 22 at 5:46 PM
	Pilgrim's Pride Co. to Post Q3 2018 Earnings of $1.02 Per Share, KeyCorp Forecasts (PPC) www.americanbankingnews.com - February 22 at 10:54 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Upsizes and Prices its Senior Unsecured Notes Offering - GlobeNewswire (press release) globenewswire.com - February 22 at 8:05 AM
	Pilgrim's Pride Announces Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes - GlobeNewswire (press release) globenewswire.com - February 21 at 8:01 AM

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