Premier Foods (PFODF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Premier Foods plc is a leading British food manufacturer and supplier of ambient grocery products. Headquartered in St. Albans, England, the company develops, produces and markets a broad portfolio of branded and specialty food products across sweet and savory categories. Premier Foods serves major retailers in the United Kingdom and exports selected brands to markets in Europe, North America and Asia.

The company’s portfolio includes well-known household names such as Bisto gravies and sauces, Oxo stock cubes, Mr Kipling baked goods, Sharwood’s Asian cooking sauces, Branston pickles, Ambrosia custards and rice puddings, Loyd Grossman pasta sauces, and Cadbury cakes. Premier Foods also supports the foodservice and manufacturing sectors through its Crosse & Blackwell, Hartley’s and other specialty brands, offering ingredients and semi-prepared products for both hospitality and industrial customers.

Founded in the 1970s and having undergone a series of acquisitions and divestitures, Premier Foods today focuses on streamlining its portfolio around core high-value brands. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Udale, the company has invested in manufacturing efficiencies, innovation in plant-based and health-oriented offerings, and expanded its digital and direct-to-consumer channels. This strategic approach is designed to reinforce Premier Foods’ position as a market-leading player in ambient grocery while maintaining strong relationships with UK retailers and international partners.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.42 to $2.42
• 50-Day Range: $2.40 to $2.42
• 52-Week Range: $2.24 to $2.55
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 1,200 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Premier Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Premier Foods scored higher than 11% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Premier Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Premier Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Premier Foods is -3.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Premier Foods is -3.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Premier Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Premier Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Premier Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Premier Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.00% of the stock of Premier Foods is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:PFODF
• CIK: 1446252
• Web: www.premierfoods.co.uk
• Phone: 441727815850
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• 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