After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Medical Distribution industry segment. The current market capitalization of Patterson Companies Inc is $2.74B. A total of 0.84 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.51M 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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Patterson Companies Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.78, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.51%, 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. 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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
