How to Buy Conagra Brands Stock
Conagra Brands Inc
Conagra Brands is a food company located in Illinois, United States, which is part of the Consumer Defensive sector, and is traded under the ticker CAG on the NYSE exchange.
Conagra Brands stock last closed at $24.71, up 1.52% from the previous day, and has decreased 19.72% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Packaged Foods industry by 0.09 percentage points. Conagra Brands stock is currently +7.16% from its 52-week low of $23.06, and -25.66% from its 52-week high of $33.24.
There are currently 477.36M shares of CAG outstanding. The market value of CAG is $11.80B. In the past 24 hours, 6.02M CAG shares were traded.
How to Buy Conagra Brands Stock
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- Decide where to buy Conagra Brands stock: You need to decide on a stock brokerage, but don't worry - we've tested dozens of online brokerages and apps to help you decide where to buy Conagra Brands stock.
- Create a brokerage account: Sign up for 0% commission trading with the highest-rated brokerage we've selected.
- Deposit funds into your brokerage account: Select your payment method and add your information.
- Research Conagra Brands stock: The Conagra Brands ticker symbol is CAG. Is Conagra Brands stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of CAG? How do CAG's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think Conagra Brands is a good buy? Why has CAG's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock market analysis tools can help you decide if CAG is a good stock to buy).
- Make your CAG purchase: Decide if you will purchase CAG shares at the current market price or use a limit order to purchase CAG stock at a specific price.
- Get the latest scoop on your CAG position: Create a watchlist to important updates regarding your new investment in Conagra Brands shares.
Step 1: Decide where to buy Conagra Brands stock
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Step 4: Research Conagra Brands stock
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Conagra Brands stock at a glance
CAG Overview
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You can view all of the due diligence checks on CAG's stock page.
Is CAG stock undervalued?
Analysts use a variety of different financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge CAG's fair value.
Using relative valuations ratios:
- CAG may be overvalued based on its P/E ratio of 35.81x, relative to Packaged Foods industry P/E ratio of 15.75x
- CAG may be undervalued based on its P/B ratio of 1.34x, relative to Packaged Foods industry P/B ratio of 1.93x
- CAG may be undervalued based on its PEG ratio of 0.67x
You can do more valuation analysis on CAG's stock here.
CAG Financial Health Summary
Passed Health Checks:
- Total CAG debt is lower than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
- CAG's operating cash flow of $1.83B allows it to safely service it's debt of $8.15B.
Failed Health Checks:
- There are more short-term liabilities than short-term assets on the CAG balance sheet.
- CAG earnings of $680.60M is not sufficient to cover its interest payments.
- There are more long-term liabilities than short-term assets on the CAG balance sheet.
- CAG has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 1.36.
- CAG profit margin has gone down from 7.9% to 2.8% in the past year.
Is it a good time to buy CAG stock, according to analysts?
Out of 8 Wall Street analysts who give recommendations on CAG, the consensus analyst rating on Conagra Brands is a Hold
It's important to note that analyst ratings are not recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Most Recent CAG Analyst Recommendations
Chris Carey, a top 18% analyst from Wells Fargo maintains CAG with a hold rating and lowers their CAG price target from $28.00 to $27.00, on Feb 18, 2025.
Bryan Spillane, a top 24% analyst from Bank of America maintains CAG with a hold rating and lowers their CAG price target from $31.00 to $29.00, on Dec 20, 2024.
Nik Modi, a bottom 3% analyst from RBC Capital reiterates CAG with a hold rating and maintains their CAG price target from $29.00 to $29.00, on Dec 20, 2024.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Conagra Brands stock forecast page.
CAG Technicals
Is CAG Making Money?
Last year, CAG earnings were $329.10M. Over the past 5 year, CAG's earnings have gone up by -15.05% per year. This was slower than the Packaged Foods industry average of 6.19%.
Last year, CAG revenue was $11.74B. Over the last five year, CAG's revenue has gone up by 2.49% per year. This was slower than the Packaged Foods industry average of 5.04%.
Dive into CAG's earnings and revenue performance here.
Are CAG executives and large shareholders buying or selling the stock?
In the last 12 months, insiders at CAG have sold more shares than they have bought.
Ruth Ann Marshall, Director of CAG, was the latest CAG insider to buy. They bought $31,233.95 worth of CAG stock on Mar 3, 2025.
Research more about who owns CAG stock here.
Does CAG provide a stable income stream?
Conagra Brands pays a dividend of 4.25%, compared to the Packaged Foods industry's average dividend yield of 2.62%. If you owned $1,000 worth of CAG stock, you would have been paid $42.49 last year.
Conagra Brands dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade but have not remained stable.
Find more data about Conagra Brands dividend yield and history here.
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Step 6: Get the latest scoop on your CAG position
Now that you own some shares in CAG, you'll want to stay up-to-date on your new investment.
Make a watchlist to get notified of important updates regarding your CAG stock.
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How to Buy Stock in Conagra Brands
To summarize, here are the 6 steps you need to take to buy Conagra Brands stock right now:
- Decide where to buy Conagra Brands stock
- Create a brokerage account
- Deposit funds into your brokerage account
- Research Conagra Brands stock
- Make your CAG purchase
- Get the latest scoop on your CAG position
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