NYSE:CPB - Campbell Soup Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Campbell Soup trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CPB."

Campbell Soup declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Monday, January 28th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 8th. View Campbell Soup's Dividend History.

Campbell Soup announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, December 19th 2017, which permits the company to buyback outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 20th. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.66 billion. Campbell Soup had a net margin of 1.95% and a return on equity of 53.81%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. View Campbell Soup's Earnings History.

Campbell Soup is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 15th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Campbell Soup.

Campbell Soup issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 20th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.45-2.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.42. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.975-10.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.84 billion.Campbell Soup also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $2.45-2.53 EPS.

15 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Campbell Soup's stock. Their predictions range from $31.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Campbell Soup's share price to reach $38.4615 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Campbell Soup.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Campbell Soup in the last year. There are currently 9 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Campbell Soup.

Headlines about CPB stock have trended positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Campbell Soup earned a coverage optimism score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Campbell Soup's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.10%), Sicart Associates LLC (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.02%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%) and Marshwinds Advisory Co. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Campbell Soup stock include Bennett Dorrance, Carlos Barroso, Charles R Perrin, Edward Carolan, Luca Mignini, Maria Teresa Hilado and Randall W Larrimore. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Campbell Soup.

CPB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Pennsylvania Trust Co, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, North Star Investment Management Corp., DNB Asset Management AS, CENTRAL TRUST Co and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Campbell Soup.

CPB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sicart Associates LLC, Marshwinds Advisory Co., Virtu Financial LLC, Fox Run Management L.L.C., Personal Capital Advisors Corp, Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Boenning & Scattergood Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Campbell Soup stock in the last two years include Bennett Dorrance, Luca Mignini and Maria Teresa Hilado. View Insider Buying and Selling for Campbell Soup.

Shares of CPB 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.

One share of CPB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.39.

Campbell Soup has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion and generates $8.69 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $261 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.87 on an earnings per share basis. Campbell Soup employs 23,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Campbell Soup is http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com.

Campbell Soup's mailing address is 1 CAMPBELL PL, CAMDEN NJ, 08103. The company can be reached via phone at 856-342-4800 or via email at [email protected]