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PPC · Pilgrims Pride Corp

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$27.90 +0.30 (+1.09%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$6.64B
Shares
238.11M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$27.90 Open$27.81 Day$27.50–27.99 52W close$26.51–47.97 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int7.5M · 3.2% float · 4.6d Short vol63% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 27, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −20%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 50
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 6%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return −32%
      trailing
      YTD return −28%
      this year
      Relative strength −46%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $28 › 200d $35 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -6% holders QoQ · +79 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.15% of float · ▼ -3.1% MoM · 4.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      333 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 62
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 13%
      contracting
      EPS growth −1%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.1B
      Valuation P/E 12.1
      below peers
      Buyback $200.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $2.6B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 32%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −45%
      past year
      ATR 3.8%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      Capital expenditures · the year $475M – $525M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      Full-year net interest expense · full-year $120M – $130M
      Full-year effective tax rate · full-year 23% – 25%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −20% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      50 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      6% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $28 › 200d $35 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -6% holders QoQ · +79 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.15% of float · ▼ -3.1% MoM · 4.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      333 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $27 Now $28 · 6% Range high $48
      vs 200-day avg -20% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 101.45M
      +30.98M Interest expense, net
      +30.37M Income tax expense
      +118.48M Depreciation and amortization
      +922K Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)
      +23.19M Litigation settlements
      +2.77M Restructuring activities losses
      -27K Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
      = Adjusted EBITDA 308.13M
      Mexico Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 3.1% Q1 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Packaged Foods — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PPC
      Pilgrims Pride Corp
      this stock
      $6.64B -28.4% +3.5% 12.1 3.2%
      KHC
      Kraft Heinz Co
      $30.25B +5.2% -0.1% 7.3%
      GIS
      General Mills Inc
      $20.92B -15.7% +4.1% 9.2%
      MKC
      Mccormick & Co Inc
      $14.70B -19.7% +1.7% 9.1 5.1%
      JBS
      Jbs N.V.
      $14.62B -5.3% 3.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      333
      % held
      20.8%
      Net QoQ
      +4.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      333
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      7.5M
      Days to cover
      4.6d
      Change
      -241.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      83
      Value
      $2.4K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Peter Meijer
      Amount
      $0–$819
      Traded
      Jan 26, 2021
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $18.5B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.1B
      EPS diluted
      $4.54
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $200.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $303.0K
      Shares
      7.0K
      Filed
      Feb 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PPC +1.6% -4.2% -31.9% +2.0% -28.4%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.2% -8.6% -45.7% -2.0% -42.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $2.10 / share · ex Aug 20, 2025
      Cut 66.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.10 / share · 1 payout
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · history filling in
      Buyback program · as of Mar 8, 2022
      Authorized
      $200.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 802481 CUSIP 72147K108 13F (30d) 322 filings 314 filers Visit website Investor relations