NASDAQ:SAFM - Sanderson Farms Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Price Target History
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Consensus Rating: Hold
Consensus Price Target: $203.00
Forecasted Upside: 7.61 %
Number of Analysts: 6
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
5 Hold Ratings
1 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$188.64 As of 05/20/2022 01:00 AM ET

▲ +0.9 (0.48%)

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Analyst Price Target for SAFM

^$203.00

▲ +7.61% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 6 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Sanderson Farms in the last 3 months. The average price target is $203.00, with a high forecast of $0.00 and a low forecast of $0.00. The average price target represents a 7.61% upside from the last price of $188.64.

Current Consensus is Hold

The current consensus among 6 investment analysts is to hold stock in Sanderson Farms. This Hold consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

Ratings as of

11/28/2020

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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2/26/2021

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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5/27/2021

0 strong buy ratings
0 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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8/25/2021

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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11/23/2021

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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2/21/2022

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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4/22/2022

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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5/22/2022

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
10/6/2021	Consumer Edge	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$203.00	Low
8/27/2021	Stephens	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$190.00 ➝ $203.00	Low
8/24/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$175.00 ➝ $203.00	Low
8/18/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$180.00 ➝ $203.00	Low
8/10/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$203.00	Medium
8/10/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$203.00	Medium
7/9/2021	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$190.00	Low
6/22/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$175.00 ➝ $198.00	High
6/2/2021	Barclays	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$170.00 ➝ $175.00	Medium
5/28/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$180.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
2/26/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$120.00 ➝ $148.00	Medium
2/26/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$163.00 ➝ $170.00	Medium
2/16/2021	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight		Low
2/8/2021	Stephens	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$135.00 ➝ $170.00	High
2/8/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$155.00 ➝ $163.00	High
1/21/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$132.00 ➝ $163.00	High
12/18/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$139.00 ➝ $140.00	High
10/19/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$150.00 ➝ $132.00	High
9/10/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$127.00 ➝ $139.00	High
8/31/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Price Target		$134.00 ➝ $140.00	Low
8/28/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$100.00 ➝ $120.00	High
8/28/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Market Perform	$180.00 ➝ $150.00	High
8/5/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$135.00 ➝ $100.00	Low
5/29/2020	Cfra	Lower Price Target	Hold	$140.00 ➝ $130.00	Medium
5/11/2020	Stephens	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$110.00 ➝ $150.00	Low
4/3/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $135.00	Medium
4/2/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$148.00 ➝ $144.00	Medium
4/2/2020	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$170.00 ➝ $135.00	High
3/31/2020	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$160.00 ➝ $168.00	Low
3/20/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$148.00	Low
3/2/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$197.00 ➝ $160.00	Low
2/28/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$150.00 ➝ $146.00	High
2/28/2020	Stephens	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$180.00 ➝ $135.00	High
1/28/2020	Buckingham Research	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$180.00 ➝ $160.00	Low
12/20/2019	Buckingham Research	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$138.00 ➝ $180.00	High
12/20/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$145.00 ➝ $175.00	High
12/13/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$197.00	Low
11/14/2019	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Buy	$133.00 ➝ $180.00	High
10/25/2019	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$133.00	Low
5/31/2019	Barclays	Set Price Target	Hold	$145.00	Low
5/22/2019	Cleveland Research	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy		High
4/23/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$81.00 ➝ $131.00	Low
4/11/2019	Buckingham Research	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$115.00 ➝ $138.00	Medium
3/13/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Neutral	$88.00 ➝ $127.00	High
3/5/2019	Buckingham Research	Set Price Target	Hold	$115.00	Low
3/4/2019	Stephens	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$130.00	Medium
2/27/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$95.00 ➝ $115.00	Medium
2/26/2019	Jefferies Financial Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$77.00	Low
2/17/2019	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$77.00	Low
1/28/2019	Mizuho	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$101.00 ➝ $130.00	High
12/28/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$77.00	Low
12/19/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$77.00	Low
12/18/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$110.00 ➝ $105.00	High
8/24/2018	Stephens	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$95.00	Medium
8/23/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$77.00	High
8/16/2018	Buckingham Research	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$95.00 ➝ $90.00	High
7/25/2018	Mizuho	Set Price Target	Hold	$105.00	High
7/25/2018	Buckingham Research	Set Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$97.00 ➝ $95.00	Medium
6/1/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$110.00 ➝ $89.00	Low
5/29/2018	Mizuho	Set Price Target	Hold	$110.00	Medium
5/26/2018	Cfra	Set Price Target	Hold	$108.00	Medium
5/25/2018	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$110.00	Low
5/25/2018	Buckingham Research	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$104.00 ➝ $97.00	Medium
5/25/2018	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$125.00 ➝ $95.00	Medium
4/23/2018	Mizuho	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$120.00	Low
4/11/2018	Buckingham Research	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$111.00 ➝ $104.00	Low
2/28/2018	Vertical Research	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		Medium
2/27/2018	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Hold	$140.00 ➝ $115.00	Low
2/26/2018	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight		Low
2/25/2018	Barclays	Set Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Hold	$150.00 ➝ $135.00	High
2/23/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Underweight	$110.00	Low
2/23/2018	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$130.00 ➝ $125.00	Medium
2/21/2018	Buckingham Research	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$122.00	High
2/16/2018	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$130.00	Medium
12/18/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Hold	$140.00	Medium
12/14/2017	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$136.00 ➝ $150.00	High
11/3/2017	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Equal ➝ Equal Weight	$140.00	N/A
10/31/2017	KeyCorp	Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight ➝ Sector Weight		N/A
10/16/2017	Mizuho	Set Price Target	Hold	$150.00	N/A
10/13/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$150.00	N/A
10/6/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight	$129.00 ➝ $134.00	N/A
10/2/2017	Mizuho	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$151.00 ➝ $160.00	Medium
9/25/2017	Stephens	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$145.00 ➝ $170.00	High
8/25/2017	Barclays	Set Price Target	Hold	$125.00 ➝ $136.00	Low
8/25/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$130.00 ➝ $150.00	Medium
8/24/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$112.00 ➝ $129.00	High
8/17/2017	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$145.00	Medium
6/27/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$130.00	Medium
6/9/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$85.00	Low
6/7/2017	Mizuho	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$142.00	High
6/6/2017	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$125.00	Low
5/30/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Lower Price Target	Underperform	$120.00 ➝ $85.00	High
5/26/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$105.00 ➝ $130.00	High

(Data available from 5/22/2017 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.57 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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3 very positive mentions
4 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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10/24/2021

1 very positive mentions
4 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
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11/23/2021

1 very positive mentions
3 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
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12/23/2021

4 very positive mentions
2 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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1/22/2022

2 very positive mentions
7 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
2 very negative mentions

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2/21/2022

9 very positive mentions
8 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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3/23/2022

4 very positive mentions
2 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
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4/22/2022

1 very positive mentions
4 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
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5/22/2022

Current Sentiment

Recent Stories by Sentiment

Very Negative

No very negative mentions tracked during this time.

Negative

No negative mentions tracked during this time.

Positive

finance.yahoo.com
5/9/2022
Tyson Foods (TSN) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
seekingalpha.com
5/5/2022
Sanderson Farms: Priced For Flight
marketbeat.com
5/2/2022
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages
nasdaq.com
4/28/2022
Ex-Dividend Reminder: Sanderson Farms, Idacorp and Suburban Propane Partners

Very Positive

marketbeat.com
5/16/2022
Short Interest in Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) Drops By 22.0%

Sanderson Farms, Inc., an integrated poultry processing company, produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and prepared chicken products in the United States. The company sells ice-packed, chill-packed, bulk-packed, and frozen chicken primarily under the Sanderson Farms brand name to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the southeastern, southwestern, northeastern, and western United States, as well as to customers who resell frozen chicken into export markets. Its prepared chicken product line includes institutional and consumer packaged partially cooked or marinated chicken items for distributors and food service establishments. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi.

Today's Range

Now: $188.64

$185.39

$188.97

50 Day Range

MA: $186.31

$177.73

$192.28

52 Week Range

Now: $188.64

$155.34

$200.00

Volume

200,988 shs

Average Volume

211,635 shs

Market Capitalization

$4.21 billion

P/E Ratio

6.60

Dividend Yield

0.94%

Beta

0.65

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Sanderson Farms?: The following Wall Street research analysts have issued stock ratings on Sanderson Farms in the last year: Barclays PLC, BMO Capital Markets, Consumer Edge, Credit Suisse Group AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Stephens, StockNews.com, and Zacks Investment Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for SAFM.
What is the current price target for Sanderson Farms?: 0 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Sanderson Farms in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $203.00, suggesting a possible upside of 7.6%.
View the latest price targets for SAFM.
What is the current consensus analyst rating for Sanderson Farms?: Sanderson Farms currently has 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold." A "hold" rating indicates that analysts believe investors should keep any existing positions they have in SAFM, but not buy more shares or sell existing shares.
View the latest ratings for SAFM.
What other companies compete with Sanderson Farms?: Other companies that are similar to Sanderson Farms include Hershey, Mondelez International, General Mills, Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods, McCormick & Company, Incorporated, Kellogg, Conagra Brands, Campbell Soup, J. M. Smucker, Pilgrim's Pride, Flowers Foods, Post, Seaboard and Lancaster Colony. Learn More about companies similar to Sanderson Farms.
How do I contact Sanderson Farms' investor relations team?: Sanderson Farms' physical mailing address is 127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS, 39443. The company's listed phone number is (601) 649-4030. The official website for Sanderson Farms is www.sandersonfarms.com. Learn More about contacing Sanderson Farms investor relations.

NASDAQ:SAFM - Sanderson Farms Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for SAFM

Current Consensus is Hold

Past Monthly Recommendations

Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.57 (Buy)

News Sentiment Over Time

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Sanderson Farms?

What is the current price target for Sanderson Farms?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Sanderson Farms?

What other companies compete with Sanderson Farms?

How do I contact Sanderson Farms' investor relations team?