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

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

Performance Food Group Price Performance

Shares of Performance Food Group stock traded down $2.13 on Friday, hitting $85.03. 761,193 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,064,411. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.70. Performance Food Group has a 52 week low of $61.60 and a 52 week high of $92.44.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on PFGC. UBS Group increased their price objective on Performance Food Group from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Performance Food Group from $87.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Performance Food Group from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $92.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday. Melius Research raised shares of Performance Food Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Melius began coverage on Performance Food Group in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. They set a “hold” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.83.

Insider Transactions at Performance Food Group

In other news, insider Craig Howard Hoskins sold 20,496 shares of Performance Food Group 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 172,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,582,671.20. This trade represents a 10.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

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.