Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ: PDCO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.20x compared to its average ratio. PDCO has 36-month beta value of 0.62. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PDCO is 78.08M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PDCO on April 14, 2025 was 1.49M shares.
PDCO) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ: PDCO) has increased by 1.31 when compared to last closing price of 30.91. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.51% gain 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
Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO) has seen a 1.51% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 0.56% gain in the past month and a 1.54% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.27%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.45% for PDCO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.51% for PDCO’s stock, with a 19.96% simple moving average for the past 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 0.66% 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 -1.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.27%, as shares surge +0.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PDCO rose by +1.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.15. In addition, Patterson Companies Inc saw 1.47% 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
To put it simply, Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
