Insider Selling: Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) Insider Sells $545,089.83 in Stock

Performance Food Group Company (NYSE:PFGCGet Free Report) insider A Brent King sold 5,641 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.63, for a total transaction of $545,089.83. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 57,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,528,298.93. This trade represents a 8.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Performance Food Group Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:PFGC opened at $93.94 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.73, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.93. Performance Food Group Company has a 12 month low of $80.82 and a 12 month high of $109.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $91.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.07.

Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGCGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The food distribution company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $16.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.17 billion. Performance Food Group had a return on equity of 15.33% and a net margin of 0.49%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Performance Food Group Company will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Performance Food Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in Performance Food Group in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new position in shares of Performance Food Group during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Performance Food Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Performance Food Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Performance Food Group by 132.9% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 587 shares of the food distribution company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.87% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on PFGC. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Performance Food Group from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Performance Food Group in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Performance Food Group from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Performance Food Group from $120.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Performance Food Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Performance Food Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $119.00.

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Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) is a leading foodservice distribution company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The company operates through multiple segments, offering a broad range of products including fresh, frozen and dry foods, as well as non-food items such as supplies, paper goods and equipment. Performance Food Group serves a diverse customer base that encompasses independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues, schools, and other institutional customers.

Through its national broadline division, Performance Food Group provides next-day delivery of products sourced from both company-owned processing facilities and third-party suppliers.

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