On the stock market since 2021, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 35,371 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The gap is $970.8M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 17% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 6 buys and 4 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $16.67 — 17% above today’s price.
It pays out $0.34 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 3/10.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.
On our five-subject report card, DOLE sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: DOLE is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.