Take This Into Account Before Investing in TSN

By Harris Dyer • Monday, November 06 10:35 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Staples company Tyson Foods has moved -0.6% so far today on a volume of 415,539, compared to its average of 2,658,243. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Tyson Foods trades -15.42% away from its average analyst target price of $55.33 per share. The 9 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $45.0 to $70.0, and on average have given Tyson Foods a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying TSN should be aware of the facts below:

Tyson Foods has moved -29.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.94, Tyson Foods has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 49.8 while the S&P 500 average is None
TSN has a forward P/E ratio of 15.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.02 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -1.52 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Tyson Foods is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.89 compared to its sector average of None
Tyson Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide.
Based in Springdale, the company has 142,000 full time employees and a market cap of $16.64 Billion. Tyson Foods currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.0%.

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