Tyson Foods (TSN) ended the recent trading session at $61.12, demonstrating a +1.88% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.55%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.63%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.91%.
Heading into today, shares of the meat producer had gained 2.97% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 2.61% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.71%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Tyson Foods in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on February 2, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.97, down 14.91% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $14.13 billion, indicating a 3.73% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $3.86 per share and a revenue of $55.61 billion, demonstrating changes of -6.31% and +2.15%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Tyson Foods. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Currently, Tyson Foods is carrying a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Investors should also note Tyson Foods's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 15.56. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 12.6.
Also, we should mention that TSN has a PEG ratio of 1.38. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Food - Meat Products industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.38.
The Food - Meat Products industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 183, finds itself in the bottom 26% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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