Pilgrims Pride Corp (PPC) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Pilgrims Pride Corp

PPC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Pilgrim's Pride produces and processes chicken and pork, selling fresh, frozen and value-added meat to retailers, foodservice operators and distributors across the United States, Europe and Mexico. It markets its range under several brands, including Pilgrim's, Just BARE and Moy Park, and also makes plant-based and ready-to-eat foods. The company operates as a subsidiary of JBS N.V. and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado.
Where it sits in the stack
Pilgrim's Pride carries no seat in our AI-related index; it sits in our broader universe under Consumer Defensive, in the Packaged Foods industry, alongside other protein processors.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for this name is not defined; by industry it groups with other packaged-food and protein processors, and the market often names Tyson Foods as a comparable poultry producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
Pilgrim's Pride holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but carries no Closelook score yet, and the diary has not quoted or featured it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
Whether the shares stabilise given their distance from the 200-day average and from the 52-week high, or extend the recent run of down sessions.

Pilgrims Pride Corp (PPC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for PPC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Packaged Foods · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Packaged Foods · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against PPC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · last 2.10 USD on 2025-08-20

Dividends and capital return

What PPC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months No cash distribution in the last twelve months earlier distributions show in the price series, see the years below
  • Last distribution 2.10 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2025-08-20
  • By calendar year 2025: 8.40 USD (partial) first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-04-03

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Pilgrims Pride Corp (PPC)?

Pilgrims Pride Corp trades as PPC on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is PPC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Pilgrims Pride Corp is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does PPC trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +1.8% vs the 50-day and -12.6% vs the 200-day average, 33.4% below the 52-week high and +15.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Pilgrims Pride Corp do?

Pilgrim's Pride produces and processes chicken and pork, selling fresh, frozen and value-added meat to retailers, foodservice operators and distributors across the United States, Europe and Mexico. It markets its range under several brands, including Pilgrim's, Just BARE and Moy Park, and also makes plant-based and ready-to-eat foods. The company operates as a subsidiary of JBS N.V. and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Closelook's peer group for this name is not defined; by industry it groups with other packaged-food and protein processors, and the market often names Tyson Foods as a comparable poultry producer.

Where does Pilgrims Pride Corp sit in the AI build-out?

Pilgrim's Pride carries no seat in our AI-related index; it sits in our broader universe under Consumer Defensive, in the Packaged Foods industry, alongside other protein processors. Pilgrim's Pride holds a seat in the Russell 1000 but carries no Closelook score yet, and the diary has not quoted or featured it in any edition so far.

Does Pilgrims Pride Corp pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Pilgrims Pride Corp’s price series over the last twelve months. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for PPC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Packaged Foods. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.