Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $55.81, but opened at $52.16. Tyson Foods shares last traded at $52.8350, with a volume of 1,024,890 shares traded.

Key Stories Impacting Tyson Foods

Here are the key news stories impacting Tyson Foods this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets maintained an “outperform” rating while lowering its price target from $75 to $65. The new target still represents approximately 26% potential upside from the reference price. Benzinga analyst update
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reportedly reaffirmed its “buy” rating, suggesting some analysts believe Tyson’s longer-term recovery prospects remain intact despite near-term beef-market challenges. Goldman Sachs rating update
• Neutral Sentiment: Tyson’s shares recovered from earlier weakness as investors assessed the revised outlook, but trading remains focused on whether improvements in other protein categories can offset beef-related pressure. Tyson Foods stock trend report
• Negative Sentiment: Tyson reduced fiscal 2026 adjusted operating-income guidance to $1.85 billion–$2.05 billion, below its prior $2.1 billion–$2.4 billion range, citing cattle shortages, volatile cattle costs and intensified beef-segment pressure. Reuters outlook report
• Negative Sentiment: The company also lowered expected fiscal 2026 revenue growth to 1.5%–2% from 2.5%–3.5%, increasing concerns about slower growth and weaker earnings visibility. Wall Street Journal revenue guidance report
• Negative Sentiment: A law firm announced a potential investor investigation related to Tyson’s $1 billion senior-note offering and the subsequent guidance reductions, adding a legal-risk overhang. Investor investigation notice

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on TSN. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Tyson Foods from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Tyson Foods from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. HSBC dropped their price objective on Tyson Foods from $74.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on Tyson Foods from $72.00 to $63.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Tyson Foods from $78.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Tyson Foods presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $69.44.

Tyson Foods Stock Down 0.6%

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $57.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.77, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.55.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99. Tyson Foods had a return on equity of 7.77% and a net margin of 1.03%.The company had revenue of $13.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. Tyson Foods’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post 3.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Tyson Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 1st. Tyson Foods’s payout ratio is presently 125.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tyson Foods

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSN. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Tyson Foods by 62.3% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Tyson Foods in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Tyson Foods by 272.8% during the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC raised its position in Tyson Foods by 293.5% during the 1st quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archer Investment Corp purchased a new stake in Tyson Foods in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.00% of the company’s stock.

Tyson Foods Company Profile

Tyson Foods, Inc (NYSE: TSN) is a multinational food company primarily engaged in the production, processing and marketing of protein-based and prepared food products. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company is one of the world’s largest processors of chicken, beef and pork. Its operations span live animal procurement and farming relationships through slaughter, further processing and distribution, supplying raw protein and value-added prepared foods to retail, foodservice and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio covers fresh and frozen meats, branded and private-label prepared foods, and a range of value-added items such as ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meals, snack and sandwich meats.