PPC - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation engages in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken, and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Middle East, Asia, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company offers fresh products, including pre-marinated or non-marinated chicken, frozen whole chickens, breast fillets, mini breast fillets and prepackaged case-ready chicken, primary pork cuts, and pork and pork ribs; prepared products, which include portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts; processed sausages, bacon, slow cooked, smoked meat, gammon joints, as well as variety of meat products, pre-packed meats, sandwich and deli counter meats, pulled pork balls, meatballs, and coated foods. In addition, its exported products include whole chickens and chicken parts sold either refrigerated for distributors in the U.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $27.63, ATM IV 36.0%, max pain $32.90, net GEX -$44.5K.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market Cap
- $6.63B
- P/E Ratio
- 7.46
- Beta
- 0.35
- 52-Week Range
- 27.32-51.45
- Dividend Yield
- $2.10
- CEO
- Fabio Sandri
- Employees
- 62,600
- IPO Date
- Dec 30, 1987
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What PPC Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 42.1% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$44.5K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.051) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The PPC overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked PPC overview questions
- What is PPC?
- PPC is the ticker symbol for Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, a listed security. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation engages in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken, and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, the Middle East, Asia, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company offers fresh products, including pre-marinated or non-marinated chicken, frozen whole chickens, breast fillets, mini breast fillets and prepackaged case-ready chicken, primary pork cuts, and pork and pork ribs; prepared products, which include portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts; processed sausages, bacon, slow cooked, smoked meat, gammon joints, as well as variety of meat products, pre-packed meats, sandwich and deli counter meats, pulled pork balls, meatballs, and coated foods. Listed on NASDAQ. PPC is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the PPC options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the PPC options snapshot shows spot at $27.63, ATM IV 36.0%, IV rank 42.1%, max pain $32.90, net GEX -$44.5K, expected move 10.32%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are PPC's key statistics?
- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) carries a market capitalization of $6.63B, trailing P/E ratio of 7.46, beta of 0.35 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 27.32-51.45. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does PPC belong to?
- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PPC's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the PPC data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).