Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.06 EPS

Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The food distribution company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. Performance Food Group had a net margin of 0.72% and a return on equity of 16.66%. Performance Food Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Performance Food Group Stock Performance

PFGC traded down $0.56 during trading on Thursday, hitting $87.67. The stock had a trading volume of 57,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,007,434. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $87.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.49. The firm has a market cap of $13.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.44. Performance Food Group has a one year low of $61.60 and a one year high of $92.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Insider Activity at Performance Food Group

In related news, insider Craig Howard Hoskins sold 20,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.60, for a total value of $1,733,961.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 172,372 shares in the company, valued at $14,582,671.20. The trade was a 10.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Performance Food Group from $87.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com lowered Performance Food Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Performance Food Group from $83.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Melius Research upgraded Performance Food Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Performance Food Group from $103.00 to $102.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.00.

Performance Food Group Company Profile

Performance Food Group Company, through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes food and food-related products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Foodservice, Vistar, and Convenience. The company offers a range of frozen foods, groceries, candy, snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and other tobacco products; beef, pork, poultry, and seafood; and health and beauty care products.