Pilgrim’s Pride (PPC) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) is projected to release its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 29th. Analysts expect Pilgrim’s Pride to post earnings of $0.76 per share and revenue of $4.4363 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.14). The business had revenue of $4.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.39 billion. Pilgrim’s Pride had a return on equity of 35.15% and a net margin of 5.85%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.35 EPS. On average, analysts expect Pilgrim’s Pride to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Pilgrim’s Pride Price Performance

PPC stock opened at $33.63 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 7.41 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.47. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.69 and its 200 day moving average is $38.85. Pilgrim’s Pride has a one year low of $32.23 and a one year high of $54.74.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on PPC. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Pilgrim’s Pride from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Stephens set a $40.00 price target on shares of Pilgrim’s Pride in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Pilgrim’s Pride in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Pilgrim’s Pride from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Pilgrim’s Pride from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Matthew R. Galvanoni sold 6,963 shares of Pilgrim’s Pride stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.52, for a total value of $303,029.76. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 91,397 shares in the company, valued at $3,977,597.44. This trade represents a 7.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 82.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Pilgrim’s Pride

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PPC. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Pilgrim’s Pride by 18.7% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,482,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,512,000 after acquiring an additional 705,946 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Pilgrim’s Pride by 27.7% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,418,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,296,000 after acquiring an additional 742,204 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Pilgrim’s Pride by 22.9% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,171,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,689,000 after acquiring an additional 404,915 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Pilgrim’s Pride by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,661,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,774,000 after acquiring an additional 108,949 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Pilgrim’s Pride by 15.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,243,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,758,000 after acquiring an additional 166,967 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.64% of the company’s stock.

Pilgrim’s Pride Company Profile

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation is a leading poultry producer in the United States and Mexico and a wholly owned subsidiary of JBS SA Headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, and Pittsburg, Texas, the company specializes in the production, processing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products. Pilgrim’s Pride serves a diverse customer base that includes retail grocery chains, foodservice distributors and restaurant operators across North America and in select international markets.

The company’s vertically integrated operations encompass breeding, hatching, feed milling, processing plants and cold storage facilities.