After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
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 $2.75B. A total of 1.23 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.09M 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 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 3.35%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.09. 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.
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 $31.79 and a low of $19.45.
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 $10.90, 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 3.00.
