Argus

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May 12, 2026

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Consumer Defensive

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$28.66

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Summary

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. was founded in 1946 and produces, processes, and distributes fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products to retailers, distributors, and food service companies. It exports chicken products to about 120 countries and operates a vertically integrated business model. This means that PPC controls almost all of its business operations, from raising livestock to distribution of final products. The company is broken down into three segments: 1) U.S., 2) U.K. and Europe, and 3) Mexico. The U.S. segment is the largest in net sales.

The company deals with poultry products in all segments, while it only deals with pork products in the U.K. Its two largest customers contributed just over an eighth of total revenue. Across 14 U.S. states, the U.K., Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Europe, Pilgrim's operates 39 production facilities and 27 prepared f

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John D. Staszak, CFA

Securities Analyst: Consumer Discretionary & Consumer Staples

John's specialty at Argus includes the gaming, lodging and restaurant groups within the Consumer Discretionary sector. John earned an MBA from the University of Texas and a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. In the financial services industry, he has worked as an analyst and consultant for firms including Standard & Poor's, the Bank of New York, Harris Nesbitt Gerard and Merrill Lynch. John is a CFA charterholder. Forbes magazine named John as the second-best stock picker among restaurant analysts in 2006. He was also ranked the second-best analyst covering the restaurant sector by the Wall Street Journal in 2007, a year in which a Financial Times/StarMine survey also ranked John that same way. In 2008, the Journal again listed John as an award winner, with a third-best designation among hotel industry analysts and a fifth-best designation among restaurant analysts.

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