There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Patterson Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCO) Volatility

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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Medical Distribution industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. The current market capitalization of Patterson Companies Inc. is $1.87B. A total of 0.7 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 858.01K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Zurbay Donald sold 7,216 shares of PDCO for 24.99 per share on Jul 16 ’24. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 230,072 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 03 ’24, Zurbay Donald sold 5,875 shares at 23.71 per share. PDCO shares that President & CEO owns now total 237,288.

Among the insiders who sold shares, KORSH LES B disposed of 2,842 shares on Jul 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $23.71. This resulted in the CLO & Corporate Secretary holding 103,765 shares of PDCO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BARRY KEVIN MICHAEL sold 1,216 shares at $23.72 per share on Jul 03 ’24. Company shares held by the CFO now total 41,605.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Patterson Companies Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.90%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.57. PDCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/18/2024 when it declared a $0.26 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/19/2024. The PDCO stock dividend was $0.26 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PDCO has a high of $32.58 and a low of $19.89.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. PDCO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $142.01M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $590.23M in debt and $1.02B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.80, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.04B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PDCO is Buy with a score of 3.36.

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