Navigating Sysco's Essential Stock Offerings

By Scott Lee • Tuesday, December 03 15:10 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Sysco has moved 3.9% so far today on a volume of 2,572,327, compared to its average of 3,328,476. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

If you are considering an investment in SYY, you'll want to know the following:

Sysco's current price is 340.3% above its Graham number of $17.99, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Sysco has moved 4.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 32.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 3.89, Sysco has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.4 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
SYY has a forward P/E ratio of 16.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.92 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 17.63 compared to its sector average of 3.19
Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally.
Based in Houston, the company has 76,000 full time employees and a market cap of $38.91 Billion. Sysco currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.6%.

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