Q3 Earnings Estimate for PDCO Issued By Leerink Partnrs

Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) – Stock analysts at Leerink Partnrs lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Patterson Companies in a report released on Thursday, December 5th. Leerink Partnrs analyst M. Cherny now expects that the company will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Patterson Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.29 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Patterson Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.04 EPS.

Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.02). Patterson Companies had a return on equity of 19.77% and a net margin of 2.37%. The business had revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Patterson Companies from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Patterson Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Patterson Companies from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Patterson Companies from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.10.

Patterson Companies Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of Patterson Companies stock opened at $23.11 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $21.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.77. Patterson Companies has a 52-week low of $19.45 and a 52-week high of $30.68. The firm has a market cap of $2.04 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Patterson Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY boosted its position in shares of Patterson Companies by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY now owns 19,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Patterson Companies by 32.7% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 680 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Patterson Companies by 6.2% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 14,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after acquiring an additional 828 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Patterson Companies by 201.2% in the second quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 843 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bfsg LLC boosted its holdings in Patterson Companies by 8.2% in the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 12,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 925 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Patterson Companies

In related news, CEO Donald Zurbay sold 1,962 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.08, for a total transaction of $45,282.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 222,736 shares in the company, valued at $5,140,746.88. This represents a 0.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Patterson Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 16th were issued a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 18th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.50%. Patterson Companies’s payout ratio is presently 60.82%.

About Patterson Companies

Patterson Companies, Inc engages in the distribution of dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate segments. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, patient engagement solutions, and clinical and patient education systems.