How to buy Pilgrims Pride Corporation stock | $20.61

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is a packaged foods business based in the US. Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares (PPC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Pilgrims Pride Corporation employs 55,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$12 billion.

How to buy shares in Pilgrims Pride Corporation

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3. Search for Pilgrims Pride Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: PPC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
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6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Pilgrims Pride Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Pilgrims Pride Corporation share price

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Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-11.

Latest market close	USD$20.61
52-week range	USD$14.06 - USD$33.67
50-day moving average	USD$18.3989
200-day moving average	USD$17.0881
Wall St. target price	USD$20.17
PE ratio	27.4069
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.752

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Pilgrims Pride Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $20.61 from 2020-12-11

1 week (2021-01-07)	4.46%
1 month (2020-12-17)	2.79%
3 months (2020-10-16)	25.29%
6 months (2020-07-17)	25.29%

1 year (2020-01-17)	-30.14%
2 years (2019-01-17)	15.33%
3 years (2018-01-17)	29.42
5 years (2016-01-15)	21.85

Is Pilgrims Pride Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Pilgrims Pride Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Pilgrims Pride Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's P/E ratio

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's PEG ratio

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7858. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Pilgrims Pride Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's EBITDA

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$617.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Pilgrims Pride Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Pilgrims Pride Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$12 billion
Operating margin TTM	2.42%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.59%
Return on equity TTM	7.85%
Profit margin	1.55%
Book value	$9.935
Market capitalisation	USD$5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares

There are currently 1.5 million Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Pilgrims Pride Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 3.8% down from 1.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 747821.28712871). Pilgrims Pride Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.02. In other words for every 100,000 Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2020 shares are currently held short.

However Pilgrims Pride Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Pilgrims Pride Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0315% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares, roughly 32 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Pilgrims Pride Corporation.

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Pilgrims Pride Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Pilgrims Pride Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Pilgrims Pride Corporation's shares ever split?

Pilgrims Pride Corporation's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 2 August 1999. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Pilgrims Pride Corporation's share price.

Pilgrims Pride Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Pilgrims Pride Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $14.06 up to $33.67. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Pilgrims Pride Corporation's is 1.0304. This would suggest that Pilgrims Pride Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Pilgrims Pride Corporation overview

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken and pork products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, France, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company offers fresh chicken and pork products, including pre-marinated or non-marinated refrigerated (nonfrozen) whole or cut-up chickens; frozen whole chickens; breast and mini breast fillets; pork cuts; added value pork and pork ribs; and prepackaged case-ready chickens, such as whole chickens and chicken parts. It also provides prepared chicken products comprising portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts; and exported chicken and pork products primarily consist of whole chickens and chicken parts sold either refrigerated for distributors in the U.S. or frozen for distribution to export markets and primary pork cuts, hog heads, and trotters frozen for distribution to export markets. The company offers its products under the Pilgrim's, Just BARE, Gold'n Pump, Gold Kist, County Pride Chicken, Pierce Chicken, Pilgrim's Mexico, County Post, Savoro, To-Ricos, Del Dia, Moy Park, and O'Kane brands. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation sells its products to the foodservice market principally consists of chain restaurants, food processors, broad-line distributors, and other institutions; and retail market, which comprise primarily 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 is a subsidiary of JBS S.A.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Pilgrims Pride Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 80.738% of Pilgrims Pride Corporation shares are held by insiders and 17.235% by institutions.

• How many people work for Pilgrims Pride Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 55,400 work at Pilgrims Pride Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Pilgrims Pride Corporation?

  Pilgrims Pride Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Pilgrims Pride Corporation based?

  Pilgrims Pride Corporation's address is: 1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, CO, United States, 80634-9038

• What is Pilgrims Pride Corporation's ISIN number?

  Pilgrims Pride Corporation's international securities identification number is: US72147K1088

• What is Pilgrims Pride Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Pilgrims Pride Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 721467108