ConAgra Brands, Inc. (CAG) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.85: Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Conagra Brands is a leading North American consumer packaged food company operating across Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments, with brands including Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, and Slim Jim. Revenue comes from selling... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.85: Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 49. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — ConAgra Brands, Inc.
Latest news
- Wells Fargo Maintains Underweight on Conagra Brands, Lowers Price Target to $13 — benzinga May 18, 2026 negative
- Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Risk Off Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields — benzinga Apr 27, 2026 neutral
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Conagra Brands, Lowers Price Target to $15 — benzinga Apr 23, 2026 negative
- Stifel Maintains Hold on Conagra Brands, Lowers Price Target to $15 — benzinga Apr 21, 2026 negative
- BTIG Initiates Coverage On Conagra Brands with Neutral Rating — benzinga Apr 14, 2026
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-13Item 5.02MEDIUMJohn Brase appointed as President and CEO effective June 1, 2026; previously President and COO of J.M. Smucker. Successor named; no disagreement with Company practices cited.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-18Item 5.02LOWBoard increased from 11 to 12 directors; John Mulligan and Pietro Satriano appointed as independent directors effective immediately. Routine board expansion with two independent appointees.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Unprofitable operations — net margin -0.4%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.85: Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 49. Prior stop was $13.02. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $14.35 (+3.8% upside). Prior stop was $13.02. Stop-loss: $13.02.
Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0).
ConAgra Brands, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 8.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts cover CAG with a consensus score of 2.7/5. Average price target: $16.
What does ConAgra Brands, Inc. do?Conagra Brands is a leading North American consumer packaged food company operating across Grocery & Snacks,...
Conagra Brands is a leading North American consumer packaged food company operating across Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments, with brands including Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, and Slim Jim. Revenue comes from selling branded shelf-stable and temperature-controlled food products through retail and foodservice channels.