Q1 EPS Estimates for Premium Brands Lifted by Analyst

Premium Brands Holdings Co. (TSE:PBH) – National Bank Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Premium Brands in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 6th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Premium Brands’ current full-year earnings is $6.04 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Premium Brands’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.08 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. TD Securities cut their price target on shares of Premium Brands from C$129.00 to C$120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. National Bankshares increased their target price on shares of Premium Brands from C$101.00 to C$109.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Premium Brands from C$100.00 to C$96.00 in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Premium Brands from C$106.00 to C$101.00 in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, CIBC dropped their target price on shares of Premium Brands from C$103.00 to C$90.00 in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$108.30.

Premium Brands Trading Up 1.5 %

PBH opened at C$77.70 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 30.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$90.76 and its 200 day moving average price is C$90.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 161.28, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Premium Brands has a 12-month low of C$75.67 and a 12-month high of C$97.28.

Premium Brands (TSE:PBH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported C$1.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$1.36 by C($0.25). Premium Brands had a net margin of 1.78% and a return on equity of 6.43%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.27 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer William Dion Kalutycz sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.30, for a total transaction of C$604,100.00. In other Premium Brands news, Senior Officer William Dion Kalutycz sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.30, for a total transaction of C$604,100.00. Also, Director Johnny Ciampi acquired 3,500 shares of Premium Brands stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$77.02 per share, with a total value of C$269,570.00. Insiders own 2.01% of the company’s stock.

Premium Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.85 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.38%. Premium Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 133.86%.

About Premium Brands

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes food products primarily in Canada and the United States. It operates in two segments, Specialty Foods and Premium Food Distribution. The company provides processed meat, deli products, meat snacks, beef jerky and halal, sandwiches, pastries, specialty and gourmet products, entrees, panini, wraps, subs, hamburgers, burgers, salads and kettle products, muffins, breads, pastas, pizza, and baking and sushi products.