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CALM Stock Chart & Stats
$90.32
-$2.38(-2.64%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$90.32
-$2.38(-2.64%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$71.92 - $117.45
Previous CloseN/A
Volume112.94K
Average Volume (3M)936.89K
Market Cap
$4.39B
Enterprise Value$2.59K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$930.36M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$0.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.2
Beta0.40
Next Earnings
Oct 06, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.23Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield5.53%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.58
Shares Outstanding46,917,080
10 Day Avg. Volume1,174,533
30 Day Avg. Volume936,889
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.15
Price to Book (P/B)1.35
Price to Sales (P/S)1.22
P/FCF Ratio10.73
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$82.33Price Target Upside-8.84% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)1.79
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.62B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Balance Sheet & LiquidityCal‑Maine's near‑$924M cash position and virtually zero debt provide durable financial flexibility. This capital buffer supports cycle management, funds sizeable Prepared Foods capex and M&A, and allows share repurchases and operations to continue through low pricing periods without invoking leverage.
Diversification Into Prepared Foods & SpecialtyStrategic M&A and product expansion shift mix toward higher‑value specialty and prepared foods. With Specialty+Prepared reaching ~53% of Q4 sales and >60% planned Prepared Foods capacity growth by H1 FY2028, the company is structurally reducing reliance on cyclical conventional egg revenues.
Proven Margin And Cash Generation In Favorable MarketsWhen market prices are favorable, Cal‑Maine demonstrates strong profitability and cash conversion, historically producing outsized margins. This operating leverage funds reinvestment and shareholder actions in good cycles and validates the business model's capacity to generate durable cash in non‑trough environments.
Bears Say
Pronounced Commodity CyclicalityEgg pricing and industry supply swings produce large, persistent revenue and earnings variability. Structural oversupply and low conventional prices can materially compress margins and obscure long‑term earnings visibility, complicating capital allocation and investor predictability across cycles.
Volatile Cash GenerationOperating cash flow can swing sharply between years; trough periods may sharply reduce free cash flow despite strong balance sheet. This restricts the firm's ability to fund sustained capex, accelerate M&A, restore dividends, or maintain buybacks during prolonged low‑price environments.
Dividend Suspension Limits Shareholder ReturnsThe policy to withhold cash dividends until cumulative losses are recovered is a durable constraint on shareholder cash returns. Even with buybacks available, suspended dividends reduce appeal to income investors and signal that prior cycle losses materially affect near‑term capital distribution decisions.
Cal-Maine Foods News
CALM FAQ
What was Cal-maine Foods’s price range in the past 12 months?
Cal-maine Foods lowest stock price was $71.92 and its highest was $117.45 in the past 12 months.
What is Cal-maine Foods’s market cap?
Cal-maine Foods’s market cap is $4.39B.
When is Cal-maine Foods’s upcoming earnings report date?
Cal-maine Foods’s upcoming earnings report date is Oct 06, 2026 which is in 67 days.
How were Cal-maine Foods’s earnings last quarter?
Cal-maine Foods released its earnings results on Jul 22, 2026. The company reported -$0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.082 by -$0.842.
Is Cal-maine Foods overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Cal-maine Foods’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Cal-maine Foods pay dividends?
Cal-maine Foods pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.357 which represents an annual dividend yield of 5.53%. See more information on Cal-maine Foods dividends here
What is Cal-maine Foods’s EPS estimate?
Cal-maine Foods’s EPS estimate is -0.23.
How many shares outstanding does Cal-maine Foods have?
Cal-maine Foods has 46,917,080 shares outstanding.
What happened to Cal-maine Foods’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Cal-maine Foods reported an EPS of -$0.76 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.082. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 0.699%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Cal-maine Foods?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CALM
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Cal-Maine Foods Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$82.33 (-8.84% Downside)
$82.33 (-8.84% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CALM Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 62%
Sector Average 62%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 222.5K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 3.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 7.8%
Last 30 Days ▼ 7.8%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-10.22%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
5.53%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
0.85%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Cal-maine Foods
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) is a U.S.-based food and agriculture company focused on the production, grading, packaging, marketing, and distribution of shell eggs. It operates primarily in the consumer staples/food products space, selling conventional shell eggs as well as specialty shell eggs (e.g., cage-free, organic, and other value-added varieties) to a broad mix of retail and foodservice customers across the United States.
CALM Company Deck
CALM Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call balanced acute, short-term challenges with clear strategic progress. Management acknowledged a severe trough in conventional egg pricing that produced a steep Q4 revenue decline and Q4 net loss, and noted near-term cash-flow compression and ongoing HPAI risk. Offsetting these pressures, the company delivered full‑year profitability, maintains a strong balance sheet (≈$924M cash, virtually debt-free), executed M&A to diversify into higher-value categories, is expanding Prepared Foods capacity (>60% expected increase by H1 FY2028), and reported sequential operational improvements in Prepared Foods and resilient specialty demand trends. Given the significant strategic and balance-sheet positives alongside material near-term volatility and Q4 weakness, the tone of the call is cautiously constructive but reflects continued uncertainty in the near term.View all CALM earnings summariesCALM Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$82.33
▼(-8.84% Downside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
3.65% Insiders
23.39% Mutual Funds
7.12% Other Institutional Investors
26.55% Public Companies and Individual Investors