Nestlé (NSRGF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nestlé S.A. is a Switzerland-based food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey. The company traces its origins to the 1860s, when Henri Nestlé developed an infant food product, and the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company was established. These businesses merged in 1905, forming the foundation of the modern Nestlé Group.

Nestlé produces and markets a broad portfolio of food, beverage, nutrition and pet-care products. Its brands include Nescafé and Nespresso coffee, KitKat confectionery, Purina pet food, Nestlé Health Science nutrition products, and a range of dairy, culinary, prepared-food and bottled-water offerings. The company sells products through grocery retailers, food-service channels, e-commerce platforms and other distribution networks.

Nestlé serves consumers in markets across the globe, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Its business is organized around globally recognized brands as well as products tailored to regional tastes and consumer needs. Laurent Freixe serves as chief executive officer, while Paul Bulcke is chairman of the board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $90.00 to $92.73
• 50-Day Range: $88.05 to $101.06
• 52-Week Range: $87.73 to $109.37
• Volume: 2,223 shs
• Average Volume: 8,241 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 30.97
• Dividend Yield: 2.33%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Nestlé Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nestlé scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Nestlé.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nestlé is 30.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nestlé is 30.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.88.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nestlé has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 167.68, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nestlé has recently decreased by 8.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Nestlé pays a meaningful dividend of 3.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Nestlé does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nestlé is 72.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.03

News Sentiment

Nestlé has a news sentiment score of -0.03. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Nestlé this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Nestlé to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Nestlé insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

27.22% of the stock of Nestlé is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NSRGF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nestle.com
• Phone: (121) 924-2111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 271,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A