Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for PDCO Earnings

Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) – Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Patterson Companies in a report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst I. Bandyopadhyay now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.11 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Patterson Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Patterson Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Leerink Partners reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $31.35 target price (up from $29.00) on shares of Patterson Companies in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Patterson Companies from $27.00 to $31.35 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Mizuho started coverage on Patterson Companies in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $23.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Patterson Companies from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.57.

Patterson Companies Price Performance

PDCO opened at $31.24 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.37. The company has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 0.99. Patterson Companies has a 12-month low of $19.45 and a 12-month high of $31.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Patterson Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Patterson Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $18,316,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Patterson Companies by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,711,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,662,000 after purchasing an additional 527,054 shares in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Patterson Companies in the third quarter valued at about $11,183,000. TIG Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Patterson Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $14,633,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in Patterson Companies by 2,837.3% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 423,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,084,000 after purchasing an additional 409,543 shares in the last quarter. 85.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Patterson Companies Company Profile

Patterson Companies, Inc engages in the distribution of dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate segments. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, patient engagement solutions, and clinical and patient education systems.