Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC)’s stock price has plunge by 0.53relation to previous closing price of 85.30. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.49% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-06 that Performance Food Group Company (PFGC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Is It Worth Investing in Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) Right Now?
Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.61x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PFGC is 1.43. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for PFGC is 151.73M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PFGC on November 15, 2024 was 947.97K shares.
PFGC’s Market Performance
PFGC’s stock has seen a 0.49% increase for the week, with a 3.21% rise in the past month and a 16.70% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.78% for Performance Food Group Company The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.82% for PFGC’s stock, with a 17.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PFGC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PFGC stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for PFGC by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for PFGC in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $92 based on the research report published on October 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PFGC reach a price target of $72. The rating they have provided for PFGC stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 21st, 2023.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to PFGC, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on October 19th of the previous year.
PFGC Trading at 7.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PFGC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.80%, as shares surge +3.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PFGC rose by +0.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +17.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $83.40. In addition, Performance Food Group Company saw 24.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PFGC starting from Grosh Chasity D, who sale 1,005 shares at the price of $87.19 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, Grosh Chasity D now owns 6,479 shares of Performance Food Group Company, valued at $87,626 using the latest closing price.
Hagerty Patrick T., the of Performance Food Group Company, sale 10,000 shares at $85.12 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that Hagerty Patrick T. is holding 152,987 shares at $851,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PFGC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Performance Food Group Company stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 10.53, with 3.06 for asset returns.
Based on Performance Food Group Company (PFGC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.38 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.33. The receivables turnover for the company is 23.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 4.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Performance Food Group Company (PFGC) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
