The Campbell Soup Company (NASDAQ:CPB – Free Report) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Campbell Soup in a report issued on Monday, March 10th. DA Davidson analyst B. Holland anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Campbell Soup’s current full-year earnings is $3.15 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Campbell Soup’s FY2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on CPB. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Campbell Soup from $51.00 to $44.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Campbell Soup from $39.00 to $37.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Campbell Soup in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Campbell Soup from $45.00 to $41.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised Campbell Soup from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $47.00 to $56.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $45.50.
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Campbell Soup Price Performance
NASDAQ:CPB opened at $38.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.08. The company has a market cap of $11.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.15. Campbell Soup has a 52-week low of $36.92 and a 52-week high of $52.81.
Campbell Soup (NASDAQ:CPB – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Campbell Soup had a return on equity of 23.79% and a net margin of 5.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Campbell Soup
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CPB. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Campbell Soup by 1,593.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,904,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,623,000 after purchasing an additional 1,792,005 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its holdings in shares of Campbell Soup by 272.7% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,243,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,949,000 after buying an additional 1,641,400 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc increased its holdings in shares of Campbell Soup by 1,296.1% during the fourth quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,407,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,932,000 after buying an additional 1,306,372 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Campbell Soup by 38.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,645,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,556,000 after buying an additional 1,282,957 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Campbell Soup during the fourth quarter worth $50,908,000. 52.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Campbell Soup
In other Campbell Soup news, EVP Anthony Sanzio sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.90, for a total transaction of $83,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,551 shares in the company, valued at $693,486.90. This represents a 10.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 20.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Campbell Soup Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. Campbell Soup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 90.17%.
About Campbell Soup
Campbell Soup Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. The Meals & Beverages segment engages in the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada.
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