How to buy Patterson Companies stock (PDCO)

Patterson Companies is a medical distribution business based in the US. Patterson Companies shares (PDCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $30.85 – a decrease of 0.03% over the previous week. Patterson Companies employs 7,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.5 billion.

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Patterson Companies stock price (NASDAQ: PDCO)

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Patterson Companies shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-25.

Latest market close	$30.85
52-week range	$19.45 - $31.79
50-day moving average more info button	$23.18
200-day moving average more info button	$24.03
Wall St. target price	$29.68
PE ratio more info button	18.284
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (4.75%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.69

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Patterson Companies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $30.89 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	0.10%
1 month (2024-11-29)	43.74%
3 months (2024-09-27)	39.40%
6 months (2024-06-28)	28.07%

1 year (2023-12-28)	8.42%
2 years (2022-12-28)	20.75%
3 years (2021-12-28)	16.14%
5 years (2019-12-27)	85.79%

Is Patterson Companies stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Patterson Companies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Patterson Companies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Patterson Companies's P/E ratio

Patterson Companies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Patterson Companies shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Patterson Companies's PEG ratio

Patterson Companies's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0984. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Patterson Companies's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Patterson Companies's EBITDA

Patterson Companies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $347.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Patterson Companies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Patterson Companies financials

Revenue TTM	$6.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	2.13%
Gross profit TTM	$1.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.6%
Return on equity TTM	16.28%
Profit margin	2.58%
Book value	$11.16
Market Capitalization more info button	$2.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Patterson Companies share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 49.06% of net profits

Recently Patterson Companies has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Patterson Companies shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Patterson Companies's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

While Patterson Companies's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Patterson Companies may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Patterson Companies's most recent dividend payout was on 31 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Patterson Companies's shares ever split?

Patterson Companies's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 24 October 2004 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Patterson Companies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Patterson Companies shares which in turn could have impacted Patterson Companies's share price.

Patterson Companies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Patterson Companies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $19.4475 up to $31.79. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Patterson Companies's is 1.012. This would suggest that Patterson Companies's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Patterson Companies overview

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. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; and practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions, as well as clinical and patient education systems. This segment also provides a range of related services comprising software and design, maintenance and repair, and equipment financing services. The Animal Health segment distributes biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, prescription and non-prescription diets, nutritional's, consumable supplies, and equipment, as well as value-added services. This segment also provides private label portfolio of products to veterinarians, producers, and retailers under the Aspen, First Companion, and Patterson Veterinary brands.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Patterson Companies is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.078% of Patterson Companies shares are held by insiders and 90.328% by institutions. How many people work for Patterson Companies?
Latest data suggests 7,600 work at Patterson Companies. When does the fiscal year end for Patterson Companies?
Patterson Companies's fiscal year ends in April. Where is Patterson Companies based?
Patterson Companies's address is: 1031 Mendota Heights Road, Saint Paul, MN, United States, 55120 What is Patterson Companies's ISIN number?
Patterson Companies's international securities identification number is: US7033951036 What is Patterson Companies's CUSIP number?
Patterson Companies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 703412106