Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Greeley, United States | NasdaqGS
33.91 USD
+0.26
(0.773%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 33.70 -0.21 (-0.210%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:12 p.m. EDT
PPC has shown a recent dip in price, but it's trading near its 52-week low, which could present a buying opportunity for short-term traders. The stock has strong fundamentals with a solid price-to-book ratio and decent cash flow. However, the recent news highlights challenges like rising costs, which could impact future performance. The dividend yield is not high, and the stock's low volatility may not appeal to income-focused investors. Overall, the stock is a moderate buy for long-term investors with a focus on fundamentals, but short-term traders should be cautious due to mixed options activity and market volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.103433 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.103434 |
| MSTL | 0.105551 |
| AutoTheta | 0.123597 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 82.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.119 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.50 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-08-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-08-19 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 90.775 |
| Revenue per Share | 77.908 |
| Market Cap | 8,067,932,672 |
| Trailing P/E | 7.47 |
| Forward P/E | 8.41 |
| Beta | 0.48 |
| Profit Margins | 5.85% |
| Website | https://www.pilgrims.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 4:12 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mix of call and put positions, with significant open interest and volume on the put side, especially around strikes below the current price. This suggests some bearish sentiment, but there are also calls with higher open interest at strikes above the current price, indicating potential bullish speculation. The overall options data suggests a cautious outlook, with some traders anticipating a possible price increase but others betting on a decline.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.45% | 4.45% | 5.79% | 3.47% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | 2.100 | 4.451039 |
| 2025-04-03 | 6.300 | 12.905523 |
| 2016-05-06 | 2.750 | 13.110732 |
| 2015-01-28 | 5.770 | 27.117689 |
| 2008-09-10 | 0.023 | 0.280836 |
| 2008-06-11 | 0.023 | 0.195141 |
| 2008-03-12 | 0.023 | 0.153304 |
| 2007-12-12 | 0.023 | 0.129956 |
| 2007-09-12 | 0.023 | 0.098049 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.023 | 0.104497 |
| 2007-03-14 | 0.023 | 0.117295 |
| 2006-12-13 | 0.023 | 0.126058 |
| 2006-09-13 | 0.023 | 0.145652 |
| 2006-06-14 | 0.023 | 0.142521 |
| 2006-03-15 | 0.023 | 0.171533 |
| 2005-12-14 | 0.023 | 0.106297 |
| 2005-09-07 | 0.015 | 0.067803 |
| 2005-06-08 | 0.015 | 0.067853 |
| 2005-03-09 | 0.015 | 0.063281 |
| 2004-12-08 | 0.015 | 0.082794 |
| 2004-09-01 | 0.015 | 0.090547 |
| 2004-06-03 | 0.015 | 0.087399 |
| 2004-03-03 | 0.015 | 0.119095 |
| 2003-09-03 | 0.015 | 0.177574 |
| 2003-06-11 | 0.015 | 0.260437 |
| 2003-03-05 | 0.015 | 0.308457 |
| 2002-12-04 | 0.015 | 0.298616 |
| 2002-09-04 | 0.015 | 0.249055 |
| 2002-06-05 | 0.015 | 0.163075 |
| 2002-03-06 | 0.015 | 0.190447 |
| 2001-12-06 | 0.015 | 0.165346 |
| 2001-06-06 | 0.015 | 0.199087 |
| 2001-03-07 | 0.015 | 0.226096 |
| 2000-12-06 | 0.015 | 0.311141 |
| 2000-09-06 | 0.015 | 0.327590 |
| 2000-06-07 | 0.015 | 0.309954 |
| 2000-03-08 | 0.015 | 0.337554 |
| 1999-12-08 | 0.015 | 0.318841 |
| 1999-09-08 | 0.015 | 0.237662 |
| 1999-06-09 | 0.010 | 0.113144 |
| 1999-03-03 | 0.010 | 0.140508 |
| 1998-12-11 | 0.010 | 0.110129 |
| 1998-09-02 | 0.010 | 0.127020 |
| 1998-06-03 | 0.010 | 0.147746 |
| 1998-03-04 | 0.010 | 0.185717 |
| 1997-12-11 | 0.010 | 0.159474 |
| 1997-09-03 | 0.010 | 0.207768 |
| 1997-06-04 | 0.010 | 0.206933 |
| 1997-03-05 | 0.010 | 0.242994 |
| 1996-12-04 | 0.010 | 0.277606 |
| 1996-09-04 | 0.010 | 0.294685 |
| 1996-06-05 | 0.010 | 0.341022 |
| 1996-03-06 | 0.010 | 0.353934 |
| 1995-12-06 | 0.010 | 0.374786 |
| 1995-06-06 | 0.010 | 0.326346 |
| 1995-03-06 | 0.010 | 0.311651 |
| 1994-12-05 | 0.010 | 0.252951 |
| 1994-09-02 | 0.010 | 0.281875 |
| 1994-06-03 | 0.010 | 0.351694 |
| 1994-03-04 | 0.010 | 0.295403 |
| 1993-12-06 | 0.010 | 0.359338 |
| 1993-10-04 | 0.010 | 0.325248 |
| 1993-08-03 | 0.010 | 0.297098 |
| 1992-09-02 | 0.010 | 0.374795 |
| 1992-06-03 | 0.010 | 0.397710 |
| 1992-03-03 | 0.010 | 0.390947 |
| 1991-12-02 | 0.010 | 0.391834 |
| 1991-09-03 | 0.010 | 0.400478 |
| 1991-06-03 | 0.010 | 0.310163 |
| 1991-03-04 | 0.010 | 0.336197 |
| 1990-12-03 | 0.010 | 0.456617 |
| 1990-08-31 | 0.010 | 0.429198 |
| 1990-06-04 | 0.010 | 0.333098 |
| 1990-03-05 | 0.010 | 0.304278 |
| 1989-12-04 | 0.010 | 0.339786 |
| 1989-09-01 | 0.010 | 0.296673 |
| 1989-06-05 | 0.010 | 0.346722 |
| 1989-03-03 | 0.010 | 0.434257 |
| 1988-12-05 | 0.010 | 0.474874 |
| 1988-08-26 | 0.010 | 0.436492 |
| 1988-02-24 | 0.010 | 0.583511 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.36782253 |
| Address1 | 1,770 Promontory Circle |
| All Time High | 57.16 |
| All Time Low | 0.14 |
| Ask | 33.94 |
| Ask Size | 4 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 950,440 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 955,885 |
| Average Volume | 955,885 |
| Average Volume10Days | 950,440 |
| Beta | 0.477 |
| Bid | 33.85 |
| Bid Size | 4 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 15.492 |
| City | Greeley |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 33.91 |
| Current Ratio | 1.466 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 34.0 |
| Day Low | 33.33 |
| Debt To Equity | 90.775 |
| Display Name | Pilgrim's Pride |
| Dividend Date | 1,756,857,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,554,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,554,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.626 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.627 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,492,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,492,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,492,800 |
| Ebitda | 2,265,399,040 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.12247 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.759 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.583 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,781,662,208 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.93429 |
| Eps Forward | 4.03286 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,755,648,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 38.7688 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.858799 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.12532756 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -36.782253 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 55.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.27 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.38546574 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 32.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1199989 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.03415672 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 32.79 - 55.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 567,873,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.22 |
| Float Shares | 42,145,668 |
| Forward Eps | 4.03286 |
| Forward P E | 8.408425 |
| Free Cashflow | 630,862,720 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 63,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12748 |
| Gross Profits | 2,358,142,976 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.82228994 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.20194 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 237,921,941 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=68228&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,755,648,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 2.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,766,880,000 |
| Last Split Date | 933,552,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators in the United States, Europe, and Mexico. The company offers fresh products, including refrigerated whole or cut-up chicken, selected chicken parts that are either marinated or non-marinated, primary pork cuts, added value pork, pork ribs, and lamb products; and prepared products, which include fully cooked, ready-to-cook and individually frozen chicken parts, strips, nuggets and patties, processed sausages, bacon, smoked meat, gammon joints, pre-packed meats, sandwich and deli counter meats, and meat balls and coated foods. It also provides plant-based protein, ready-to-eat meals, multi-protein frozen food, vegetarian food, and desserts. In addition, its exported products include whole chickens and chicken parts for distributors in the U.S. or frozen for distribution to export markets and primary pork cuts, hog heads, and trotters frozen for distribution. The company offers its products under the Pilgrim's, Just BARE, Gold'n Pump, Gold Kist, County Pride, Pierce Chicken, Pilgrim's Mexico, To-Ricos, Del Dia, Moy Park, Matteson's, Richmond, Fridge Raiders, and Denny brands. It serves chain restaurants, food processors, broad-line distributors, and other institutions; and retail market, such as grocery store chains, wholesale clubs, and other retail distributors. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates as a subsidiary of JBS N.V. |
| Long Name | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 8,067,932,672 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_296917 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,880,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,082,359,040 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,416,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,065,553,799 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 33.54 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,371,650,048 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08309 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.61 |
| Phone | 970 506 8000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.20999908 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.6192837 |
| Post Market Price | 33.7 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,753 |
| Previous Close | 33.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 8.61909 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.1888716 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.43616217 |
| Profit Margins | 0.058509998 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.662 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.259998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.772655 |
| Regular Market Day High | 34.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 33.33 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 33.33 - 34.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 33.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 33.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 33.91 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 907,491 |
| Return On Assets | 0.10772 |
| Return On Equity | 0.27264 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.033 |
| Revenue Per Share | 77.908 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 237,921,941 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0208 |
| Shares Short | 4,941,669 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,974,917 |
| Short Name | Pilgrim's Pride Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0208 |
| Short Ratio | 5.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | PPC |
| Target High Price | 56.0 |
| Target Low Price | 39.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 42.85714 |
| Target Median Price | 40.0 |
| Total Cash | 640,235,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.695 |
| Total Debt | 3,352,982,016 |
| Total Revenue | 18,497,552,384 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.54 |
| Trailing P E | 7.469163 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 41.03295 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.1229515 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17359102 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 907,491 |
| Website | https://www.pilgrims.com |
| Zip | 80,634-9038 |