Is Patterson Companies Inc (NASDAQ: PDCO) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Patterson Companies Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Medical Distribution industry. The current market capitalization of Patterson Companies Inc is $2.04B. A total of 1.21 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 870.85K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Zurbay Donald sold 1,962 shares of PDCO for 23.08 per share on Dec 09 ’24. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 222,736 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 16 ’24, Zurbay Donald sold 7,216 shares at 24.99 per share. PDCO shares that President & CEO owns now total 230,072.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Zurbay Donald disposed of 5,875 shares on Jul 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $23.71. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 237,288 shares of PDCO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, KORSH LES B sold 2,842 shares at $23.71 per share on Jul 03 ’24. Company shares held by the CLO & Corporate Secretary now total 103,765.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Patterson Companies Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.50%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.47. PDCO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.67% when it declared a $0.26 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/19/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.55%. The PDCO stock dividend was $0.26 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PDCO has a high of $30.68 and a low of $19.45.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $10.90, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.04B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.33.

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