Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.05 EPS

Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) posted its earnings results on Wednesday. The food distribution company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.21 by ($0.05), Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $15.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.22 billion. Performance Food Group had a net margin of 0.75% and a return on equity of 17.03%. The business’s revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.15 earnings per share. Performance Food Group updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

Performance Food Group Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Performance Food Group stock traded down $0.73 during trading on Thursday, hitting $86.89. The stock had a trading volume of 543,485 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,023,423. Performance Food Group has a 12 month low of $59.35 and a 12 month high of $89.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.94. The stock has a market cap of $13.54 billion, a PE ratio of 31.21, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.44.

Insider Activity at Performance Food Group

In other Performance Food Group news, insider George L. Holm sold 63,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.53, for a total transaction of $4,669,155.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 531,556 shares in the company, valued at $39,085,312.68. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other news, Director Kimberly Grant sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.61, for a total value of $294,440.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $749,644.24. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider George L. Holm sold 63,500 shares of Performance Food Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.53, for a total transaction of $4,669,155.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 531,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,085,312.68. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 100,500 shares of company stock worth $7,426,075. Insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on PFGC shares. UBS Group raised their price objective on Performance Food Group from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Performance Food Group from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Barclays increased their target price on Performance Food Group from $88.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $92.00 price target on shares of Performance Food Group in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Performance Food Group from $83.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.00.

About Performance Food Group

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.