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Tyson Foods (TSN) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why

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Tyson Foods (TSN - Free Report) closed at $55.08 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.13% move from the prior day. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.61% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.49%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.95%.

The meat producer's shares have seen an increase of 0.05% over the last month, surpassing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.78% and falling behind the S&P 500's gain of 3.85%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Tyson Foods in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on August 4, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Tyson Foods to post earnings of $0.83 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 4.6%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $13.63 billion, up 2.06% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $3.87 per share and revenue of $54.59 billion, which would represent changes of +24.84% and +2.41%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Tyson Foods. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.58% downward. Tyson Foods presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

With respect to valuation, Tyson Foods is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 14.39. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 12.24.

Also, we should mention that TSN has a PEG ratio of 0.74. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Food - Meat Products industry stood at 2.38 at the close of the market yesterday.

The Food - Meat Products industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 198, which puts it in the bottom 20% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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