The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

PFD.L

Concerning the House

Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through Grocery and Sweet Treats segments. The company's products portfolio categories include flavourings and seasonings under the Bisto, OXO, Paxo, SAXA, and Merchant Goumet brands; cooking sauces and accompaniments under the Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Homepride, and Spice Tailor brand names; quick and easy meals under the Batchelors, Nissin, FUEL10K, Merchant Goumet, and Sharwood's brands; ambient desserts under the Ambrosia, Bird's, Mr Kipling, and Angel Delight brands; and ambient cakes under the Mr Kipling and Cadbury brands. It also provides dumplings under the Atora brand name; plain flour under the Be-Ro brand; cup noodles under NISSIN brand; breakfast, such as granola, breakfast drinks, and porridge under FUEL10K and Ambrosia brands; and flour for baking under the McDougalls brand name. The company offers its products through supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, and wholesale and food service operators, as well as e-commerce channels. Premier Foods plc was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Saint Albans, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.premierfoods.co.uk

Quotation

$194.60

+1.70 (+0.9%)

52w hi$209.17
52w lo$166.97
Vol3.20M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.07

Short+0.24
Medium-0.18
Long+0.25

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Premier Foods plc

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Market cap$1.68B
Enterprise value$1.76B
Trailing P/E12.16x
Forward P/E11.57x
EV / EBITDA7.30x
P / S (ttm)1.43x
Profit margin11.6%
Return on equity9.6%
Revenue growth+3.9%
Earnings growth+6.3%
Debt / equity24.05
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.10
Corr SPX0.08
Annual vol19.3%
Annual ret+10.2%
Sharpe0.53
Max DD-21.2%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.45
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.20
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.75

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$202.40$202.40$193.29$194.603.20M
Aug 12$203.40$203.40$188.40$192.90858.63K
Aug 11$195.50$198.70$191.19$194.20894.18K
Aug 10$197.00$197.00$192.50$195.50716.74K
Aug 7$200.40$200.40$190.70$193.502.79M