Sanderson Farms - SAFM Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sanderson Farms in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SAFM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SAFM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 25th. The company reported $7.38 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.73 by $0.65. The firm earned $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. Sanderson Farms had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 43.58% and a net margin of 15.34%. Sanderson Farms's revenue was up 41.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share.

Sanderson Farms announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Tuesday, May 17th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 2nd.
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Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.86%. The dividend payout ratio is 4.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SAFM will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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125 employees have rated Sanderson Farms Chief Executive Officer Joe F. Sanderson Jr. on Glassdoor.com. Joe F. Sanderson Jr. has an approval rating of 81% among the company's employees.

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Sanderson Farms trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SAFM."

Sanderson Farms' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Citadel Advisors LLC (0.00%), Centiva Capital LP (0.00%), Sand Grove Capital Management LLP (0.00%), Group One Trading L.P. (0.00%), Clear Street Markets LLC (0.00%) and FNY Investment Advisers LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include John Bierbusse, Phil K Livingston and Toni D Cooley.
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One share of SAFM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $204.00.

Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) has a market capitalization of $4.55 billion and generates $4.80 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $455.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $38.65 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 17,662 workers across the globe.

Sanderson Farms' mailing address is 127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS, 39443. The official website for the company is www.sandersonfarms.com. The company can be reached via phone at (601) 649-4030 or via fax at 601-426-1461.