Conagra Brands Inc (CAG) Shares Rise Despite Market Challenges

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The stock price of Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE: CAG) has surged by 0.04 when compared to previous closing price of 22.39, but the company has seen a -1.58% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-06 that Divestiture Supports Conagra’s Efforts to Reshape its Portfolio CHICAGO, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with High Liner Foods to sell its Van de Kamp’s® and Mrs. Paul’s® frozen seafood brands for $55 million in cash.

Is It Worth Investing in Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE: CAG) Right Now?

Conagra Brands Inc (NYSE: CAG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 32.78x compared to its average ratio. CAG has 36-month beta value of 0.14. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for CAG is 474.52M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.21% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CAG on June 10, 2025 was 6.57M shares.

CAG’s Market Performance

CAG’s stock has seen a -1.58% decrease for the week, with a -3.53% drop in the past month and a -18.90% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.20% for Conagra Brands Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.28% for CAG stock, with a simple moving average of -17.24% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CAG

Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CAG reach a price target of $27. The rating they have provided for CAG stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on March 24th, 2025.

Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to CAG, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on February 24th of the current year.

CAG Trading at -7.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CAG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.61% of loss for the given period.

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Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CAG starting from McGough Thomas M, who sale 40,000 shares at the price of $30.29 back on Aug 13 ’24. After this action, McGough Thomas M now owns 161,443 shares of Conagra Brands Inc, valued at $1,211,600 using the latest closing price.

McGough Thomas M, the Officer of Conagra Brands Inc, proposed sale 40,000 shares at $30.29 during a trade that took place back on Aug 13 ’24, which means that McGough Thomas M is holding shares at $1,211,583 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CAG

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.04 for the present operating margin
  • 0.26 for the gross margin

The net margin for Conagra Brands Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 3.67, with 1.54 for asset returns.

Based on Conagra Brands Inc (CAG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.21.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.45 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.69.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Conagra Brands Inc (CAG) has had a bad 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’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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