Q3 EPS Estimate for Patterson Companies Lowered by Analyst

Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Patterson Companies in a report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst I. Bandyopadhyay now forecasts that the company will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Patterson Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Patterson Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on PDCO. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Patterson Companies in a research report on Saturday, December 21st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Leerink Partnrs cut shares of Patterson Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Patterson Companies from $27.00 to $31.35 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.57.

Patterson Companies Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:PDCO opened at $30.85 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Patterson Companies has a 12-month low of $19.45 and a 12-month high of $31.79. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.00.

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

Insider Transactions at Patterson Companies

In related news, CEO Donald Zurbay sold 1,962 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.08, for a total transaction of $45,282.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 222,736 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,140,746.88. The trade was a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Patterson Companies by 32.7% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Patterson Companies by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 14,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 828 shares during the period. Bfsg LLC lifted its holdings in Patterson Companies by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 12,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 925 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in Patterson Companies by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 10,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in Patterson Companies by 12.8% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 9,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.43% of the company’s stock.

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.