Tyson Foods (TSN) ended the recent trading session at $64.60, demonstrating a -1.75% change from the preceding day's closing price. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.01%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.03%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.17%.
Coming into today, shares of the meat producer had gained 11.1% in the past month. In that same time, the Consumer Staples sector gained 4.93%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.78%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Tyson Foods in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on February 2, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.01, down 11.4% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $14.12 billion, up 3.66% from the prior-year quarter.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $3.94 per share and a revenue of $55.74 billion, signifying shifts of -4.37% and +2.39%, respectively, from the last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Tyson Foods. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 2.16% increase. Tyson Foods is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Tyson Foods is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 16.69. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 13.38.
Meanwhile, TSN's PEG ratio is currently 1.48. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. TSN's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.48 as of yesterday's close.
The Food - Meat Products industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 182, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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