Pilgrim's Pride Corporation produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators in the United States, Europe, and Mexico.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical passes the values gate
Price30.24 USD
Fair value40.00
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-09Read Markup32.43-6.8% to today
2026-07-02Read Distribution30.07+0.6% to today
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against today's price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation holds its Markdown at $30.24. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 249 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-11
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 249 days
Price at the screen
$30.24
Valuation
13.21 trailing · 10.46 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.28
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
32.42%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 32.4% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
16.91%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 16.9% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.28%
Below 5%
Only 0.3% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 32.3% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +6% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-11 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Chicken processor priced for thin returns only
Every supermarket fillet or fast-food nugget passes through processors that turn grain into packaged meat. This one moves fresh and frozen chicken and pork across the US, Europe and Mexico, posting 26 percent ROE on 5 percent margins while revenue edges up just 2 percent a year.
The 9.2 times forward earnings multiple looks attractive at first glance, yet the 4 percent margin of safety to fair value leaves almost no room for error. With an opportunity rating of none and analysts clustered around a hold call near 32 dollars, the business fails to clear the bar for anything beyond average cyclical exposure.
Feed-cost swings and shifting demand can erase profits overnight in this industry, turning low multiples into classic value traps rather than bargains. The ethical screen passes, but that alone does not offset the limited growth and thin cushion.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
PPC trades on Nasdaq. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-09-09Markup · changed$32.43+17.7%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 17.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $39.
2026-08-09Distribution$27.55-8.4%Entry 4
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 8.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $39.
2026-07-18Distribution$30.07+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 32%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $39.
2026-07-03Distribution$30.07+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$30.07Entry 1
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
