Is Cal-Maine Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: CALM) The Best Stock To Invest In?

Jeremiah Abramson

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Farm Products industry. The current market capitalization of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc is $4.17B. A total of 1.04 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 984.83K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Lombardo Keira L bought 2,800 shares of CALM for 92.36 per share on Oct 02 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Strategy Officer now owns 3,738 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 17 ’25, BAKER ADOLPHUS B sold 1,147,350 shares at 90.60 per share. CALM shares that Board Chair owns now total 230,570.

Among the insiders who sold shares, BAKER ADOLPHUS B disposed of 140,266 shares on Apr 17 ’25 at a per-share price of $90.60. This resulted in the Board Chair holding 1,319,034 shares of CALM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Poole James E sold 909 shares at $109.97 per share on Jan 14 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 9,261.

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. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc pays an annual dividend of $8.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 10.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 3.30.

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, CALM has a high of $126.40 and a low of $79.55.

As of this writing, CALM has an earnings estimate of $2.17 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.19 per share and a lower estimate of $2.15. The company reported an EPS of $4.48 in the last quarter

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. CALM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $174.51M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $1.44M in debt and $184.67M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $55.60, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.10B.

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 CALM is Buy with a score of 3.00.

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