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Goldman Sachs Starts Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) at Neutral

October 3, 2014 6:59 AM EDT
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Price: $34.59 --0%

Rating Summary:
    7 Buy, 8 Hold, 0 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 7 | Down: 3 | New: 1
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Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Pilgrim's Pride (NASDAQ: PPC) with a Neutral rating and a price target of $33.00.

Analyst Adam Samuelson said, "We remain constructive on PPC’s underlying earnings outlook as feed cost tailwinds and ongoing operational improvements under the ownership of JBS drive our EPS estimates 20% above the Street in 2015. We also see medium-term upside from potential M&A in packaged meats and/or domestic chicken industry consolidation in light of PPC’s net cash position and demonstrated willingness to flex its balance sheet (e.g., attempted HSH bid). However, with shares already trading in line with peers on our above consensus estimates following sizable YTD outperformance (PPC +89% vs. S&P +5%), the risk/reward appears fairly balanced, driving our Neutral rating."

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Shares of Pilgrim's Pride closed at $30.64 yesterday.



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