The price-to-earnings ratio for Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ: PDCO) is above average at 20.13x. The 36-month beta value for PDCO is also noteworthy at 0.63. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PDCO is 78.08M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.54% of that float. The average trading volume of PDCO on April 04, 2025 was 1.23M shares.
PDCO) stock’s latest price update
Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ: PDCO)’s stock price has plunge by -0.22relation to previous closing price of 31.28. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.13% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-01 that ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCO), a value-added specialty distributor serving the U.S. and Canadian dental supply markets and the U.S., Canadian and U.K. animal health supply markets, today announced that its shareholders approved at a special meeting the acquisition of Patterson by Patient Square Capital, a dedicated health care investment firm. Don Zurbay, Patterson’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “I would like to express my gratitude t.
PDCO’s Market Performance
PDCO’s stock has fallen by -0.13% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 0.22% and a quarterly rise of 1.13%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.19% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.13% for Patterson Companies Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.05% for PDCO stock, with a simple moving average of 20.67% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PDCO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PDCO stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for PDCO by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PDCO in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $23 based on the research report published on December 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PDCO reach a price target of $28, previously predicting the price at $34. The rating they have provided for PDCO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 29th, 2024.
Leerink Partners gave a rating of “Outperform” to PDCO, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on February 26th of the previous year.
PDCO Trading at 0.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PDCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.19%, as shares surge +0.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.94% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PDCO fell by -0.13%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.19. In addition, Patterson Companies Inc saw 1.13% 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 PDCO starting from Zurbay Donald, who sale 1,962 shares at the price of $23.08 back on Dec 09 ’24. After this action, Zurbay Donald now owns 222,736 shares of Patterson Companies Inc, valued at $45,278 using the latest closing price.
Zurbay Donald, the President & CEO of Patterson Companies Inc, sale 7,216 shares at $24.99 during a trade that took place back on Jul 16 ’24, which means that Zurbay Donald is holding 230,072 shares at $180,328 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PDCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for Patterson Companies Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 14.15, with 4.81 for asset returns.
Based on Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 374.76 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.36. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.41.
Conclusion
In summary, Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
