Tyson Foods (TSN) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/4/2025 – Tyson Foods was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Tyson Foods had its price target raised by analysts at Stephens from $60.00 to $63.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Tyson Foods was upgraded by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Tyson Foods had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $63.00 to $61.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Tyson Foods had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $76.00 to $75.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Tyson Foods is now covered by analysts at UBS Group AG. They set a “neutral” rating and a $62.00 price target on the stock.

Tyson Foods Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of Tyson Foods stock traded down $0.82 on Tuesday, reaching $56.92. The stock had a trading volume of 1,589,429 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,445,657. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $58.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 1 year low of $51.16 and a 1 year high of $66.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.80.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $13.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.46 billion. Tyson Foods had a net margin of 1.50% and a return on equity of 6.03%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 3.52 EPS for the current year.

Tyson Foods Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.51%. This is an increase from Tyson Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Tyson Foods’s dividend payout ratio is presently 88.89%.

Insider Activity at Tyson Foods

In other news, General Counsel Adam S. Deckinger sold 10,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.80, for a total transaction of $680,400.00. Following the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 19,260 shares in the company, valued at $1,248,048. This trade represents a 35.28 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman John H. Tyson sold 185,394 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.77, for a total transaction of $11,822,575.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 3,003,374 shares in the company, valued at $191,525,159.98. This represents a 5.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 414,814 shares of company stock valued at $26,450,955 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.03% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Tyson Foods

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TSN. State Street Corp raised its position in Tyson Foods by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,304,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $792,438,000 after purchasing an additional 859,351 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 66.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,122,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,841,000 after acquiring an additional 446,648 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 44.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,140,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,917,000 after acquiring an additional 352,863 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 149.3% during the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 421,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,124,000 after acquiring an additional 252,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 3,833.5% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 215,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,834,000 after acquiring an additional 210,000 shares in the last quarter. 67.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Tyson Foods, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods. The company processes live fed cattle and hogs; fabricates dressed beef and pork carcasses into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, as well as case ready beef and pork, and fully cooked meats; raises and processes chickens into fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products, including breaded chicken strips, nuggets, patties, and other ready-to-fix or fully cooked chicken parts; and supplies poultry breeding stock.