Analysts Issue Forecasts for CPB Q4 Earnings

CPB Inc. (NYSE:CPF) – Research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for CPB in a report issued on Tuesday, January 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst K. Motta expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has a “Market Perform” rating and a $34.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for CPB’s current full-year earnings is $2.75 per share.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of CPB in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CPB presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.50.

CPB Stock Up 0.1%

CPF stock opened at $32.91 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $31.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.97. CPB has a 12 month low of $23.16 and a 12 month high of $33.35. The company has a market cap of $882.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.54 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

CPB (NYSE:CPF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $74.81 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $74.60 million. CPB had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 18.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CPB

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CPF. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of CPB by 535.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 915 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in CPB by 3,169.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in CPB in the 3rd quarter valued at about $62,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in CPB in the 3rd quarter valued at about $62,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of CPB by 369.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 3,199 shares during the last quarter. 88.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CPB Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This is a boost from CPB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%. CPB’s payout ratio is currently 46.09%.

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.