FY2025 EPS Forecast for Premium Brands Decreased by Analyst

Premium Brands Holdings Co. (TSE:PBH) – Stifel Canada decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Premium Brands in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 6th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $5.61 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.87. The consensus estimate for Premium Brands’ current full-year earnings is $6.04 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Premium Brands’ FY2026 earnings at $6.77 EPS.

Premium Brands (TSE:PBH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$1.36 by C($0.25). Premium Brands had a return on equity of 6.43% and a net margin of 1.78%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.27 earnings per share.

PBH has been the subject of several other reports. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$103.00 to C$90.00 in a report on Thursday. TD Securities lowered their price target on shares of Premium Brands from C$129.00 to C$120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Premium Brands from C$100.00 to C$96.00 in a research note on Thursday. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$101.00 to C$109.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$111.00 to C$94.00 in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$108.30.

Premium Brands Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of C$3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.43, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 161.28, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$91.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$90.54. Premium Brands has a 1 year low of C$75.67 and a 1 year high of C$97.28.

Insider Activity at Premium Brands

In other news, Senior Officer William Dion Kalutycz sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.30, for a total value of C$604,100.00. 2.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Premium Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of ∞. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. Premium Brands’s payout ratio is 133.86%.

Premium Brands Company Profile

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes food products primarily in Canada and the United States. It operates in two segments, Specialty Foods and Premium Food Distribution. The company provides processed meat, deli products, meat snacks, beef jerky and halal, sandwiches, pastries, specialty and gourmet products, entrees, panini, wraps, subs, hamburgers, burgers, salads and kettle products, muffins, breads, pastas, pizza, and baking and sushi products.