Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PPC in the last 90 days.
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Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$28.11+0.29 (+1.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryPilgrim's Pride moves this week on corporate governance and financing news rather than operating results. The company has formed a special committee to evaluate an unsolicited acquisition proposal from majority owner JBS N.V., which offers a fixed exchange ratio of 2.086 JBS Class A shares per PPC share. Separately, Pilgrim's Pride completed a private offering of €500 million in 4.750% senior notes due 2034, issued alongside Pilgrim's Europe Finance to fund the Walkers acquisition, with interest payments beginning in 2027.
Shares close at $28.11, up 1% on the day, though the stock sits below both its 50-day average of $29.29 and its 200-day average of $33.82, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Over the past six months the stock is down 23.4%, and over the past year down 31.2%. The GekkoIndex reads 66, placing PPC in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 38.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $45.73.
The next earnings date falls on 28 October 2026, before the open, which is 29 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $0.68 against an estimate of $0.78, with a -2.6% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point have averaged a 0.9% gain over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus among 5 firms carries a $33.29 price target, with 1 buy and 4 hold ratings.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Pilgrim's Pride price vs fair value
Close $28.11200-day averageGekko Fair Value $45.73
Pilgrim's Pride quick facts
- Market cap
- $6.69B
- P/E ratio
- 12.1
- Forward P/E
- 9.5
- EPS, TTM
- $2.26
- Revenue, TTM
- $18.44B
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.28
- Volume
- 1.64M avg 1.36M
- 1-year return
- −31.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.8%
- 50-day average
- $29.29
- 200-day average
- $33.82
- Next earnings
- Oct 28 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 238.1M
Pilgrim's Pride swing-trade checklist
Pilgrim's Pride scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $28.11 is below the 50-day ($29.29) and 200-day ($33.82) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
66, Accumulation
Reading 66 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
38.5% below
Price is 38.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 29 days
Next report Oct 28, 2026, 29 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Pilgrim's Pride stock chart and price history
Pilgrim's Pride closed at $28.11 on Sep 28, 2026, −31.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $25.90 to $44.84.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −9.6%
- 3 months
- −2.9%
- 6 months
- −23.4%
- 1 year
- −31.2%
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About Pilgrim's Pride
Pilgrim's Pride raises, processes and markets chicken and pork, taking the products from farm through to finished goods sold in stores and restaurants. It is best known for its wide range of fresh, frozen and prepared meat items, from whole chickens and basic cuts to breaded nuggets, sausages, bacon, deli meats and other ready-to-cook or ready-to-eat foods. Its goods reach markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Middle East, Asia and Continental Europe, among other regions.
The business is built around two main types of customer. Foodservice buyers include national restaurant chains, food manufacturers, large distributors and institutions, while retail buyers include grocery chains and wholesale clubs. Products reach these customers under a number of brand names, among them Pilgrim's, Just BARE, Gold Kist, Moy Park, Richmond and Fridge Raiders, covering everything from basic cuts to further processed and export-ready items such as frozen pork cuts and refrigerated whole chickens.
Pilgrim's Pride shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker PPC.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Agricultural commodities/Milling
- Website
- pilgrims.com
Pilgrim's Pride GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Pilgrim's Pride’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66, in the Accumulation zone, up 4.1 points over five sessions.
66Accumulation
Up 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 46 | −0.1% | −1.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 234 | +0.2% | +1.2% | ||
| Neutral | 350 | −0.1% | +0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 38 | +1.7% | +3.6% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PPC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Pilgrim's Pride stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Pilgrim's Pride trades 38.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $45.73, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Pilgrim's Pride shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$45.73
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
38.5% Undervalued
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Pilgrim's Pride insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Pilgrim's Pride, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PPC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Pilgrim's Pride has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 25, 2022
- $79.56M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.19%
From company filings.
Pilgrim's Pride earnings: next date and track record
Pilgrim's Pride reports on Oct 28, 2026, before the open (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 28, 2026
Expected before the open, 29 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.69
- Revenue estimate
- $4.69B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Feb 11, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Pilgrim's Pride reported fiscal year 2025 net revenues of $18.5 billion with adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion and 12.3% margin, establishing new financial milestones. US operations showed strong performance driven by chicken demand growth and Just BARE retail sales reaching $1 billion. Europe improved margins through efficiency projects and stronger customer partnerships, while Mexico faced challenges from increased protein imports despite growth in branded offerings.
- Guidance
- USDA projects moderate US chicken production growth of 1% in 2026 with overall protein availability growing 1.5%. Management cited continued economic uncertainty impacting consumer sentiment.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | $0.68 est $0.78 | $4.52B est $4.38B | −2.6% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.52 est $1.41 | $4.76B est $4.39B | +0.3% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.70 est $1.57 | $4.76B est $4.62B | +1.0% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.31 est $1.34 | $4.46B est $4.45B | −13.4% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $1.35 est $1.07 | — | +1.6% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $1.63 est $1.38 | $4.58B est $4.69B | +0.7% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | $1.67 est $1.30 | $4.56B est $4.62B | +1.8% |
| May 1, 2024 | $0.77 est $0.64 | $4.36B est $4.45B | −0.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Pilgrim's Pride stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Pilgrim's Pride is $33.29, +18.4% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$33.29consensus 12-month target, +18.4% from the last close
Now $28.11Avg $33.29
Low $28High $42
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | BMO Capital | — | — |
| Aug 7 | UBS | $28 | −0.4% |
| Jul 31 | Bank of America Securities | $30 | +6.7% |
| Jul 31 | BMO Capital | $32 | +13.8% |
| Jul 30 | Barclays | $42 | +49.4% |
+1.2%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Pilgrim's Pride seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Pilgrim's Pride averaged +0.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +6.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, PPC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.8%.
Pilgrim's Pride market cap and key statistics
Pilgrim's Pride’s market cap is $6.69B, with a P/E ratio of 12.1 and revenue of $18.44B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.69B
- P/E ratio
- 12.1
- Forward P/E
- 9.5
- EPS, TTM
- $2.26
- Gekko Fair Value
- $45.73
Trading
- Volume
- 1.64M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.36M
- 52-week high
- $44.84
- 52-week low
- $25.90
- Shares outstanding
- 238.1M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $18.44B
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Return on equity
- 14.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −96.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.28
- Typical daily move
- ±3.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.8%
Pilgrim's Pride stock news this week
Coverage of Pilgrim's Pride this week reads negative: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to NoteZacks Investment Research, Sep 28
- Pilgrim's Pride forms special committee to evaluate JBS acquisition offerscanx.trade, Sep 27
- 395,664 Shares in Pilgrim's Pride Corporation $PPC Acquired by Bank of America Corp DEMarketBeat, Sep 27
- Corient Private Wealth LP Grows Holdings in Pilgrim's Pride Corporation $PPCMarketBeat, Sep 24
- Pilgrim's Pride Completes €500 Million 4.750% Senior Notes Due 2034 for Walkers AcquisitionTradingView, Sep 23
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Stock Moves -1.70%: What You Should KnowYahoo Finance, Sep 22
Pilgrim's Pride peers
Pilgrim's Pride’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CTVACorteva | Accumulation | 1.4% above |
| ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland | Accumulation | 4.9% above |
| BGBunge | Accumulation | 7.0% below |
| AGROAdecoagro | Accumulation | 4.4% above |
| SEBSeaboard | Accumulation | 5.2% above |
| CALMCal-Maine Foods | Buying | 31.1% below |
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Pilgrim's Pride stock FAQ
What is Pilgrim's Pride’s market cap?
Pilgrim's Pride’s market cap is $6.69B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $28.11, with 238.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 12.1.
What is the Pilgrim's Pride stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Pilgrim's Pride is $33.29, +18.4% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Pilgrim's Pride stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Pilgrim's Pride is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $28.11 is 38.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $45.73. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Pilgrim's Pride report earnings next?
Pilgrim's Pride is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, before the market opens (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.69 per share on revenue of $4.69B. Pilgrim's Pride beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.7% on average across the report.
What is Pilgrim's Pride’s 52-week high and low?
Pilgrim's Pride’s 52-week high is $44.84 and its 52-week low is $25.90; it closed at $28.11 on Sep 28, 2026, −31.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $57.16 on Feb 14, 2025.
Is Pilgrim's Pride stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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