Sysco Corporation (SYY) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution
Sell if holding. At $74.60, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 4.4%.
Sysco is the largest global food and related products distributor, serving ~730,000 customer locations including restaurants, healthcare, educational facilities, and lodging through U.S. Foodservice, International Foodservice, and SYGMA segments. It generated $81.4 billion in... Read more
Sell if holding. At $74.60, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 4.4%. Chart setup: RSI 57 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 89d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and no CEO selling. Suitability: moderate.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-02Item 5.02LOWTom Peck, EVP and Chief Information and Digital Officer, resigned effective April 10, 2026 to accept another opportunity in a different industry. No disagreement with the Company cited.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-05Item 5.02MEDIUMCFO Kenny Cheung resigned to accept opportunity at a Fortune 10 company. Brandon Sewell appointed interim CFO effective March 6, 2026. No disagreement cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.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. At $74.60, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5; Thin upside margin: 4.4%. Chart setup: RSI 57 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $71.07. Score 4.9/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $77.58 (+4.4% upside). Prior stop was $71.07. Stop-loss: $71.07.
Thin upside margin: 4.4%; Leverage penalty (D/E 6.7): -1.5; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
Sysco Corporation trades at a P/E of 20.5 (forward 14.9). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover SYY with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $86.
What does Sysco Corporation do?Sysco is the largest global food and related products distributor, serving ~730,000 customer locations including...
Sysco is the largest global food and related products distributor, serving ~730,000 customer locations including restaurants, healthcare, educational facilities, and lodging through U.S. Foodservice, International Foodservice, and SYGMA segments. It generated $81.4 billion in annual sales in fiscal 2025 through product distribution to foodservice operators in North America and Europe.