Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Weighs in on CPB FY2025 Earnings

CPB Inc. (NYSE:CPF) – Stock analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CPB in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst K. Motta forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.76 per share for the year. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has a “Market Perform” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for CPB’s current full-year earnings is $2.75 per share.

CPB (NYSE:CPF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.01). CPB had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 18.66%.The business had revenue of $74.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.60 million.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of CPB in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.50.

CPB Stock Performance

NYSE:CPF opened at $31.36 on Thursday. CPB has a twelve month low of $23.16 and a twelve month high of $33.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $841.28 million, a PE ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 0.95.

CPB Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This is a boost from CPB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. CPB’s payout ratio is currently 46.09%.

Institutional Trading of CPB

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of CPB by 15.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,131 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 1,245 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in CPB by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 169,809 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,592,000 after acquiring an additional 2,731 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in CPB by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,849 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $429,000 after acquiring an additional 670 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in CPB by 433.6% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 293,335 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,932,000 after acquiring an additional 238,367 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in shares of CPB during the first quarter valued at $248,000. 88.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CPB

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (NYSE: CPF) is a Thailand‐based integrated agro‐industrial and food conglomerate. Headquartered in Bangkok, the company is a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand Group and has grown into one of the world’s leading producers of livestock feed, meat and seafood products. CPF’s businesses span animal feed milling, animal breeding and hatchery operations, meat and seafood processing, and the distribution of fresh, frozen and value‐added food products.

CPF’s product portfolio includes poultry, swine and aquaculture feed; fresh and frozen chicken and pork; shrimp and other seafood; as well as ready‐to‐eat and ready‐to‐cook food items.