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Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$45.08 -0.68 (-1.49%)
As of 02:19 PM Eastern
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About Pilgrim's Pride Stock (NASDAQ:PPC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$44.88
$46.11
50-Day Range
$44.55
$54.58
52-Week Range
$37.28
$57.16
Volume
502,406 shs
Average Volume
1.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.69 billion
P/E Ratio
8.89
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$48.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Pilgrim's Pride Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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22nd Percentile Overall Score

PPC MarketRank™: 

Pilgrim's Pride scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 142 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Pilgrim's Pride has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Pilgrim's Pride has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Pilgrim's Pride's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Pilgrim's Pride are expected to grow by 6.63% in the coming year, from $5.13 to $5.47 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Pilgrim's Pride is 8.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Pilgrim's Pride is 8.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.89.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Pilgrim's Pride has a P/B Ratio of 2.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Pilgrim's Pride's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    17.16% of the float of Pilgrim's Pride has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pilgrim's Pride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pilgrim's Pride has recently increased by 16.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Pilgrim's Pride does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    17.16% of the float of Pilgrim's Pride has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Pilgrim's Pride has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Pilgrim's Pride has recently increased by 16.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Pilgrim's Pride has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Pilgrim's Pride this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for PPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Pilgrim's Pride to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    82.56% of the stock of Pilgrim's Pride is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 16.64% of the stock of Pilgrim's Pride is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Pilgrim's Pride's insider trading history.
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PPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Pilgrim's Pride's stock was trading at $45.39 at the start of the year. Since then, PPC shares have decreased by 0.4% and is now trading at $45.1920.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.05. The business's revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Pilgrim's Pride's top institutional shareholders include Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.03%), Range Financial Group LLC (0.01%) and Parallel Advisors LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Fabio Sandri and Matthew R Galvanoni.
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Shares of PPC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pilgrim's Pride investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/24 Dividend
4/03/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend
4/03/2025
Dividend Payable
4/24/2025
Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
7/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
FOOD - MEAT PRODS
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PPC
CIK
802481
Employees
61,600
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$55.00
Low Price Target
$43.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.14
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.03
Forward P/E Ratio
8.92
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$1.09 billion
Pretax Margin
8.76%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$17.88 billion
Cash Flow
$7.37 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.21
Book Value
$17.94 per share
Price / Book
2.55

Miscellaneous

Free Float
41,354,000
Market Cap
$10.85 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.45

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This page (NASDAQ:PPC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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