Q1 Earnings Estimate for Campbell’s Issued By Zacks Research

The Campbell’s Company (NASDAQ:CPB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Campbell’s in a note issued to investors on Thursday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.65. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Campbell’s’ current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Campbell’s’ Q1 2028 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

CPB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Campbell’s from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 4th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Campbell’s from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Campbell’s from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Evercore set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Campbell’s in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “underperform” rating and set a $19.00 target price (down from $21.00) on shares of Campbell’s in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $19.88.

Campbell’s Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ:CPB opened at $20.21 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.33. Campbell’s has a 1-year low of $19.56 and a 1-year high of $34.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.37 and a 200 day moving average of $21.82. The firm has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.03.

Campbell’s (NASDAQ:CPB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 3rd. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter. Campbell’s had a return on equity of 16.44% and a net margin of 4.04%.Campbell’s’s quarterly revenue was down 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. Campbell’s has set its FY 2027 guidance at 1.650-1.800 EPS.

Campbell’s Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.9%. Campbell’s’s payout ratio is currently 119.08%.

Institutional Trading of Campbell’s

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MAC Alpha Capital Management LP lifted its position in Campbell’s by 25.4% during the 2nd quarter. MAC Alpha Capital Management LP now owns 284,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,337,000 after acquiring an additional 57,631 shares during the period. Core Capital Management & Research inc. acquired a new position in shares of Campbell’s in the second quarter valued at about $323,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Campbell’s in the second quarter worth about $388,000. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Campbell’s by 19.1% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 191,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,259,000 after purchasing an additional 30,637 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Campbell’s by 139.7% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 250,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,577,000 after purchasing an additional 145,967 shares during the last quarter. 52.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Campbell’s Company Profile

Campbell’s (NASDAQ: CPB) is a branded food company that develops, produces and markets packaged meals, beverages and snacks. Its portfolio includes soups, sauces, pasta products, frozen meals, dips, crackers, cookies and yogurt.

The company’s brands include Campbell’s, Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm, V8, Prego, Pace, Swanson, Rao’s, Michael Angelo’s and noosa. Products are sold primarily through grocery stores, mass merchants, club stores, convenience stores, food-service distributors and e-commerce channels.

Founded in 1869 by Joseph A.