Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Weighs in on CPB FY2025 Earnings

CPB Inc. (NYSE:CPF) – Equities researchers at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CPB in a report issued on Tuesday, January 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst K. Motta forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.76 per share for the year. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $34.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CPB’s current full-year earnings is $2.75 per share.

CPB (NYSE:CPF) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $74.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.60 million. CPB had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 18.66%.

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of CPB in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

CPB Stock Performance

CPF opened at $32.91 on Thursday. CPB has a twelve month low of $23.16 and a twelve month high of $33.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $882.92 million, a PE ratio of 13.54 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $31.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CPB

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in CPB by 535.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 915 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of CPB by 3,169.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 1,458 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of CPB in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of CPB during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in CPB by 369.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $114,000 after purchasing an additional 3,199 shares during the last quarter. 88.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CPB Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were paid a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is a positive change from CPB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. CPB’s payout ratio is 46.09%.

CPB Company Profile

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (NYSE: CPF) is a Thailand‐based integrated agro‐industrial and food conglomerate. Headquartered in Bangkok, the company is a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand Group and has grown into one of the world’s leading producers of livestock feed, meat and seafood products. CPF’s businesses span animal feed milling, animal breeding and hatchery operations, meat and seafood processing, and the distribution of fresh, frozen and value‐added food products.

CPF’s product portfolio includes poultry, swine and aquaculture feed; fresh and frozen chicken and pork; shrimp and other seafood; as well as ready‐to‐eat and ready‐to‐cook food items.