BMO Capital Markets Cuts Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) Price Target to $65.00

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) had its target price cut by BMO Capital Markets from $75.00 to $65.00 in a research report report published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

TSN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Tyson Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Tyson Foods from $71.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Tyson Foods from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $78.00 price target (down from $80.00) on shares of Tyson Foods in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on Tyson Foods from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tyson Foods presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $69.44.

Tyson Foods Price Performance

NYSE TSN opened at $51.47 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Tyson Foods has a 12-month low of $50.56 and a 12-month high of $69.48. The company has a market capitalization of $18.11 billion, a PE ratio of 31.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $57.61 and its 200-day moving average is $60.74.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.99. Tyson Foods had a net margin of 1.03% and a return on equity of 7.77%. The business had revenue of $13.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $14.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Tyson Foods will post 3.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Tyson Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 1st. Tyson Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 125.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tyson Foods

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. VELA Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC now owns 21,558 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,234,000 after buying an additional 1,610 shares during the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in shares of Tyson Foods in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,267,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Tyson Foods by 5,655.3% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 18,780,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,075,162,000 after purchasing an additional 18,453,808 shares during the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd acquired a new position in Tyson Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $939,000. Finally, denkapparat Operations GmbH acquired a new position in Tyson Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $626,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.00% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Tyson Foods

Here are the key news stories impacting Tyson Foods this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets maintained an “outperform” rating while lowering its price target from $75 to $65. The new target still represents approximately 26% potential upside from the reference price. Benzinga analyst update
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reportedly reaffirmed its “buy” rating, suggesting some analysts believe Tyson’s longer-term recovery prospects remain intact despite near-term beef-market challenges. Goldman Sachs rating update
• Neutral Sentiment: Tyson’s shares recovered from earlier weakness as investors assessed the revised outlook, but trading remains focused on whether improvements in other protein categories can offset beef-related pressure. Tyson Foods stock trend report
• Negative Sentiment: Tyson reduced fiscal 2026 adjusted operating-income guidance to $1.85 billion–$2.05 billion, below its prior $2.1 billion–$2.4 billion range, citing cattle shortages, volatile cattle costs and intensified beef-segment pressure. Reuters outlook report
• Negative Sentiment: The company also lowered expected fiscal 2026 revenue growth to 1.5%–2% from 2.5%–3.5%, increasing concerns about slower growth and weaker earnings visibility. Wall Street Journal revenue guidance report
• Negative Sentiment: A law firm announced a potential investor investigation related to Tyson’s $1 billion senior-note offering and the subsequent guidance reductions, adding a legal-risk overhang. Investor investigation notice

Tyson Foods Company Profile

Tyson Foods, Inc (NYSE: TSN) is a multinational food company primarily engaged in the production, processing and marketing of protein-based and prepared food products. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company is one of the world’s largest processors of chicken, beef and pork. Its operations span live animal procurement and farming relationships through slaughter, further processing and distribution, supplying raw protein and value-added prepared foods to retail, foodservice and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio covers fresh and frozen meats, branded and private-label prepared foods, and a range of value-added items such as ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meals, snack and sandwich meats.