Brokers Issue Forecasts for Premium Brands Q1 Earnings

Premium Brands Holdings Co. (TSE:PBH) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Premium Brands in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 6th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on PBH. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$111.00 to C$94.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Premium Brands from C$103.00 to C$90.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. National Bankshares raised their target price on Premium Brands from C$101.00 to C$109.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. TD Securities dropped their price target on Premium Brands from C$129.00 to C$120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Premium Brands from C$106.00 to C$101.00 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Premium Brands presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$108.30.

Premium Brands Price Performance

Shares of PBH opened at C$79.92 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of C$3.55 billion, a PE ratio of 31.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.98. Premium Brands has a 52-week low of C$75.67 and a 52-week high of C$97.28. The business’s 50 day moving average price is C$90.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$90.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 161.28, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.56.

Premium Brands (TSE:PBH) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 6.43% and a net margin of 1.78%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.27 earnings per share.

Insider Activity at Premium Brands

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

Premium Brands Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.85 dividend. This represents a $3.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.25%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Premium Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.