Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.35 EPS

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) announced its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.35, RTT News reports. Tyson Foods had a net margin of 1.50% and a return on equity of 6.03%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.69 earnings per share. Tyson Foods updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Tyson Foods Trading Down 0.4 %

TSN stock opened at $56.54 on Monday. Tyson Foods has a 12 month low of $51.16 and a 12 month high of $66.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $58.82 and its 200 day moving average is $60.32. The company has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a PE ratio of 25.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 0.95.

Tyson Foods Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.54%. This is an increase from Tyson Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Tyson Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 88.89%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Adam S. Deckinger sold 10,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.80, for a total transaction of $680,400.00. Following the transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 19,260 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,248,048. This trade represents a 35.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Wes Morris sold 22,783 shares of Tyson Foods stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.71, for a total transaction of $1,428,721.93. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 15,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $999,409.27. The trade was a 58.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 414,814 shares of company stock worth $26,450,955 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on TSN. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Tyson Foods from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Tyson Foods from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on Tyson Foods from $63.00 to $61.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.80.

About Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The company processes live fed cattle and hogs; fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, as well as case ready beef and pork, and fully cooked meats; raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products, including breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts; and supplies poultry breeding stock.