Zacks Research Comments on Perrigo FY2025 Earnings

Perrigo Company plc (NYSE:PRGO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Perrigo in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst S. Ganoria forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.98 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Perrigo’s current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Perrigo’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Perrigo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Perrigo presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.00.

Perrigo Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE:PRGO opened at $26.51 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $3.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.66 and a beta of 0.45. Perrigo has a twelve month low of $23.14 and a twelve month high of $30.93. The company has a current ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.19.

Perrigo (NYSE:PRGO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Perrigo had a positive return on equity of 7.38% and a negative net margin of 3.64%. Perrigo’s quarterly revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.29 EPS.

Perrigo Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.38%. Perrigo’s payout ratio is currently -88.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Perrigo

In other Perrigo news, EVP Ronald Craig Janish sold 7,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.44, for a total transaction of $214,032.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 33,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $923,795.04. This trade represents a 18.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Perrigo

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Perrigo by 44.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 120,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,160,000 after purchasing an additional 37,268 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Perrigo by 39.1% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 90,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,330,000 after buying an additional 25,472 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Perrigo by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 20,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after buying an additional 427 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Perrigo in the 4th quarter worth approximately $149,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Perrigo by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,092,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,402,000 after acquiring an additional 52,696 shares in the last quarter. 95.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Perrigo

Perrigo Company plc provides over-the-counter health and wellness solutions to enhance individual well-being in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Consumer Self-Care Americas and Consumer Self-Care International segments. The company develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes self-care consumer products, such as upper respiratory products, including cough suppressants, expectorants, and sinus and allergy relief; nutrition products consisting of infant formulas and nutritional beverages; digestive health products, including antacids, anti-diarrheal, and anti-heartburn; pain and sleep-aids products comprising pain relievers and fever reducers; and oral care products, which include toothbrushes, toothbrush replacement heads, floss, flossers, whitening products, and toothbrush covers.