These Analysts Boost Their Forecasts On Campbell's Following Better-Than-Expected Q4 Earnings

Benzinga
Sep 05

The Campbell’s Company (NASDAQ:CPB) posted better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter on Wednesday.

The company reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 1% year-over-year (Y/Y) to $2.32 billion, slightly missing the analyst consensus estimate of $2.33 billion. Adjusted EPS of 62 cents beat the consensus estimate of 56 cents.

Campbell expects full-year sales between $10.035 billion and $10.240 billion, representing a decline of 2% to flat growth. The company projects adjusted EBIT to fall 9% to 13%, with adjusted earnings per share forecast in the range of $2.40 to $2.55.

Campbell's CEO Mick Beekhuizen said, "Meals & Beverages benefited from the continued strong in-market performance of our leadership brands, outpacing category growth as consumers continued to cook at home."

Campbell’s shares fell 2.5% to trade at $32.89 on Thursday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Campbell’s following earnings announcement.

  • Bernstein analyst Alexia Howard maintained Campbell’s with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $38 to $39.
  • TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow maintained the stock with a Hold and raised the price target from $29 to $31.
  • B of A Securities analyst Peter Galbo maintained Campbell’s with an Underperform rating and raised the price target from $29 to $30.

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