In the past week, PFGC stock has gone up by 2.71%, with a monthly decline of -1.28% and a quarterly surge of 6.77%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.44%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.03% for Performance Food Group Company The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.21% for PFGC’s stock, with a 15.78% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) is above average at 32.10x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.43.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PFGC is 151.88M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.58% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PFGC on January 16, 2025 was 972.00K shares.
PFGC) stock’s latest price update
Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC)’s stock price has increased by 0.81 compared to its previous closing price of 86.37. However, the company has seen a 2.71% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-14 that Performance Food (PFGC) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
Analysts’ Opinion of PFGC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PFGC stocks, with Melius repeating the rating for PFGC by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for PFGC in the upcoming period, according to Melius is $95 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PFGC reach a price target of $92. The rating they have provided for PFGC stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on October 28th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to PFGC, setting the target price at $72 in the report published on November 21st of the previous year.
PFGC Trading at 1.18% 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 -5.81% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.44%, as shares sank -1.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PFGC rose by +2.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $85.19. In addition, Performance Food Group Company saw 2.98% 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 Bulmer Donald S., who sale 3,000 shares at the price of $85.11 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, Bulmer Donald S. now owns 53,754 shares of Performance Food Group Company, valued at $255,330 using the latest closing price.
HOLM GEORGE L, the of Performance Food Group Company, sale 35,436 shares at $84.39 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that HOLM GEORGE L is holding 1,560,066 shares at $2,990,382 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 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.37. 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 a nutshell, Performance Food Group Company (PFGC) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
