Analysts Issue Forecasts for CPB Q4 Earnings

CPB Inc. (NYSE:CPF) – Equities research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CPB in a report released on Tuesday, January 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst K. Motta expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.01). CPB had a net margin of 18.66% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The business had revenue of $74.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $74.60 million.

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

CPB Trading Up 5.2%

CPF opened at $32.81 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $31.19 and its 200-day moving average is $29.95. CPB has a 52-week low of $23.16 and a 52-week high of $33.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $880.27 million, a P/E ratio of 13.50 and a beta of 0.95.

CPB Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This is an increase from CPB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. CPB’s dividend payout ratio is 46.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CPB

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. HoldCo Asset Management LP boosted its stake in shares of CPB by 107.8% during the 3rd quarter. HoldCo Asset Management LP now owns 2,281,029 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $69,206,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183,399 shares during the last quarter. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in shares of CPB by 11.0% in the 2nd quarter. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 885,753 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $24,828,000 after purchasing an additional 88,028 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in CPB by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 803,750 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $24,386,000 after purchasing an additional 58,207 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of CPB by 433.6% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 293,335 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,932,000 after acquiring an additional 238,367 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC increased its stake in CPB by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC now owns 184,244 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,590,000 after buying an additional 513 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.42% of the company’s stock.

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.