Zacks Research Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for PDCO

Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Patterson Companies in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst I. Bandyopadhyay now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Patterson Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Patterson Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on PDCO. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Patterson Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on shares of Patterson Companies from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 6th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Patterson Companies from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Patterson Companies from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Leerink Partners reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $31.35 target price (up from $29.00) on shares of Patterson Companies in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Patterson Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.57.

Patterson Companies Stock Down 0.0 %

PDCO stock opened at $30.89 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.37. The business’s 50-day moving average is $23.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.35. Patterson Companies has a fifty-two week low of $19.45 and a fifty-two week high of $31.79.

Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.65 billion. Patterson Companies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 19.77%. Patterson Companies’s quarterly revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.50 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Donald Zurbay sold 1,962 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.08, for a total value of $45,282.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 222,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,140,746.88. The trade was a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Patterson Companies

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PDCO. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in shares of Patterson Companies by 28.1% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 19,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $479,000 after purchasing an additional 4,352 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in Patterson Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of Patterson Companies by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 65,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,571,000 after acquiring an additional 1,178 shares in the last quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. boosted its position in shares of Patterson Companies by 26.0% during the 2nd quarter. Nicola Wealth Management LTD. now owns 130,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,155,000 after acquiring an additional 27,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Patterson Companies in the second quarter valued at $116,000. 85.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Patterson Companies Company Profile

Patterson Companies, Inc engages in the distribution of dental and animal health products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate segments. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, patient engagement solutions, and clinical and patient education systems.