Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.05 EPS

Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The food distribution company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.21 by ($0.05), Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $15.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.22 billion. Performance Food Group had a net margin of 0.75% and a return on equity of 17.03%. Performance Food Group’s revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.15 earnings per share. Performance Food Group updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

Performance Food Group Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE:PFGC traded down $2.11 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $85.51. The company had a trading volume of 816,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,024,420. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.14, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.44. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $78.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Performance Food Group has a one year low of $59.35 and a one year high of $89.00.

Insider Transactions at Performance Food Group

In other Performance Food Group news, insider Patrick T. Hagerty sold 8,000 shares of Performance Food Group stock in a transaction on Friday, August 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.56, for a total value of $596,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 162,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,152,310.72. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Performance Food Group news, Director Kimberly Grant sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.61, for a total transaction of $294,440.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 10,184 shares in the company, valued at approximately $749,644.24. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Patrick T. Hagerty sold 8,000 shares of Performance Food Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.56, for a total transaction of $596,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 162,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,152,310.72. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $7,426,075. Insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PFGC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Performance Food Group from $86.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Performance Food Group from $83.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Performance Food Group from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Guggenheim upped their price target on Performance Food Group from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Performance Food Group from $98.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.20.

About Performance Food Group

Performance Food Group Company, through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes food and food-related products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Foodservice, Vistar, and Convenience. The company offers a range of frozen foods, groceries, candy, snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and other tobacco products; beef, pork, poultry, and seafood; and health and beauty care products.