NASDAQConsumer StaplesFarm ProductsSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Packaged Foods & Meats: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Resolve DOJ claims and maintain compliance: metric not reported.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 32% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 9%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCal-Maine Foods must resolve DOJ claims and maintain compliance to justify its price. Recent earnings showed a significant revenue decline of 49.9% year over year. It trades at 14× P/E, above the peer median of 12×. The market is pricing in more growth than expected, making the stock look expensive. A specific risk is the 50% chance of missing earnings expectations next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 34% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. CALM is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 4 analysts currently covering CALM (as of Jul 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Packaged Foods & Meats — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Earnings miss due to egg price slump threatens growth objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Resolve DOJ investigation and maintain compliance
Settlement impacts compliance and regulatory standing.
Threatens: Resolve DOJ investigation and maintain compliance
DOJ investigation could impact compliance and reputation.
Settlement may impact regulatory compliance and operational costs.
Threatens: Resolve DOJ investigation and maintain compliance
DOJ investigation resolution impacted by price-fixing settlement.
Threatens: Resolve DOJ investigation and maintain compliance
Investigation may affect compliance and regulatory standing.
Advances: Pursue disciplined, accretive M&A
Settlement supports disciplined M&A strategy.
Settlement could improve market conditions and operational stability.
