Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Forecasts CPB Q4 Earnings

CPB Inc. (NYSE:CPF) – Research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for CPB in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst K. Motta forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $34.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CPB’s current full-year earnings is $2.75 per share.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of CPB in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.50.

CPB Price Performance

CPF stock opened at $31.26 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $838.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. CPB has a 52-week low of $23.16 and a 52-week high of $33.35. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.93.

CPB (NYSE:CPF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $74.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $74.60 million. CPB had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 18.66%.

CPB Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This is a boost from CPB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. CPB’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of CPB by 535.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 915 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its stake in shares of CPB by 3,169.6% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,458 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in CPB during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $62,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of CPB during the third quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in CPB by 369.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 3,199 shares during the period. 88.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CPB

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (NYSE: CPF) is a Thailand‐based integrated agro‐industrial and food conglomerate. Headquartered in Bangkok, the company is a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand Group and has grown into one of the world’s leading producers of livestock feed, meat and seafood products. CPF’s businesses span animal feed milling, animal breeding and hatchery operations, meat and seafood processing, and the distribution of fresh, frozen and value‐added food products.

CPF’s product portfolio includes poultry, swine and aquaculture feed; fresh and frozen chicken and pork; shrimp and other seafood; as well as ready‐to‐eat and ready‐to‐cook food items.