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Pilgrims Pride (PPC) stock, explained like you're 5
Pilgrims Pride trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker PPC. It is a mid cap company in the meat/poultry/fish industry, part of the consumer defensive sector, with a market value of about 6.8 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- PPC
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Meat/Poultry/Fish
- Size
- Mid cap, about 6.8 billion dollars
Is Pilgrims Pride a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Pilgrims Pride is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 6.8 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Pilgrims Pride makes money
- Selling everyday goods such as food, drinks and household items.
- Brands that people keep buying in good times and bad.
- Stores and distribution.
What moves PPC stock
- Costs for ingredients, packaging and shipping.
- Whether shoppers trade down to cheaper brands.
- Steady dividends and market mood, since these stocks are seen as safer.
In the news lately
- Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Launches FLAMIN' HOT Chicken, Is The 12% Upside Enough? (Yahoo Finance)
- Pilgrim’s Pride to Review JBS Proposal to Acquire Remaining Shares (Food Engineering Magazine)
- PPC signs AWS data center memorandum: what it means for PPC stock (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Pilgrim's Pride (NasdaqGS:PPC) Stock Forecast & Analyst Predictions (Simply Wall Street)
- Investors Heavily Search Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC): Here is What You Need to Know (Yahoo Finance)
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Questions about Pilgrims Pride stock
What does Pilgrims Pride do?
Pilgrims Pride trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker PPC. It is a mid cap company in the meat/poultry/fish industry, part of the consumer defensive sector, with a market value of about 6.8 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Pilgrims Pride?
Pilgrims Pride trades under the ticker PPC on the Nasdaq.
What is Pilgrims Pride's market cap?
Pilgrims Pride is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 6.8 billion dollars.
How does Pilgrims Pride make money?
Selling everyday goods such as food, drinks and household items. Brands that people keep buying in good times and bad. Stores and distribution.
What moves PPC stock?
Costs for ingredients, packaging and shipping. Whether shoppers trade down to cheaper brands. Steady dividends and market mood, since these stocks are seen as safer.
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