Performance Food Group Company (PFGC): A Technical Analysis

Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 34.84x compared to its average ratio. PFGC has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for PFGC is 153.09M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PFGC on May 23, 2025 was 1.26M shares.

PFGC) stock’s latest price update

The stock price of Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) has dropped by -1.12 compared to previous close of 84.65. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -5.03% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-13 that Syensqo announces revised segment reporting Consumer & Resources segment renamed Performance & Care, focused on Novecare & Technology Solutions New “Other Solutions” segment comprised of Aroma Performance and Oil & Gas Brussels, Belgium – May 13, 2025 – 8:30 CEST Syensqo SA (“Syensqo” or the “Company”) today announced that it has changed its segment reporting structure to align with its previously announced intention to divest its Oil & Gas and Aroma Performance business units. Effective from the first quarter of 2025, the Company will disclose net sales, underlying EBITDA, working capital and capital expenditure for its four reportable segments; Materials, Performance & Care, Other Solutions and Corporate & Business Services: Materials will continue to consist of the Specialty Polymers and Composite Materials global business units (GBUs).

PFGC’s Market Performance

PFGC’s stock has fallen by -5.03% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.77% and a quarterly rise of 2.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.43% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.65% for Performance Food Group Company. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.51% for PFGC’s stock, with a 3.06% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of PFGC

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PFGC stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for PFGC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PFGC in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $90 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Melius, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PFGC reach a price target of $95. The rating they have provided for PFGC stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 18th, 2024.

Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to PFGC, setting the target price at $92 in the report published on October 28th of the previous year.

PFGC Trading at 5.05% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought PFGC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.45% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.43%, as shares surge +3.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.86% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, PFGC fell by -5.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $84.13. In addition, Performance Food Group Company saw -1.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PFGC starting from Hoskins Craig Howard, who sale 19,113 shares at the price of $87.55 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, Hoskins Craig Howard now owns 152,293 shares of Performance Food Group Company, valued at $1,673,284 using the latest closing price.

CRAIG HOSKINS, the Officer of Performance Food Group Company, proposed sale 33,398 shares at $87.67 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’25, which means that CRAIG HOSKINS is holding shares at $2,928,003 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for PFGC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.01 for the present operating margin
  • 0.12 for the gross margin

The net margin for Performance Food Group Company stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 9.05, with 2.47 for asset returns.

Based on Performance Food Group Company (PFGC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.58.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.39 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 21.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 3.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.61.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Performance Food Group Company (PFGC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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