Zack's.com asks, "What Makes Patterson Companies (PDCO) a Strong Sell?"

Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.

One such stock that you may want to consider dropping is Patterson Companies, Inc. PDCO , which has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. A Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) further confirms weakness in PDCO.

https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/297758/what-makes-patterson-companies-pdco-a-strong-sell

A key reason for this move has been the negative trend in earnings estimate revisions. For the full year, we have seen nine estimates moving down in the past 30 days, compared with no upward revisions. This trend has caused the consensus estimate to trend lower, going from $2.11 a share a month ago to its current level of $1.69.

Also, for the current quarter, Patterson Companies has seen eight downward estimate revisions versus no revisions in the opposite direction, dragging the consensus estimate down to 31 cents a share from 65 cents over the past 30 days.

The stock also has seen some pretty dismal trading lately, as the share price has dropped 7.8% in the past month.

 

This article from Zack's was probably written by someone who's earning his pay from Henry Schein. We all know that Patterson at this price is the Bargain of the Century. This will be the greatest turn-around for generations to come. Our leadership is wonderfully brilliant, if you don't believe it, just ask any of them. They know exactly what they're doing. APEX and SAP were some of the most brilliantly formulated acronyms ever in the dental industry. FUSE is just one more! What other 3 or 4 letter acronyms will describe FY 2019? (only time will tell). Most likely, we'll have SWYC (Screw With Your Commission) rolled out at the National Parade in Vegas and they'll tell us it's for the well-being of the Company and our Stock-Holders.
Take one for the Gipper and be a Team Player!

 

The only reason stock is at $22 is dividend.
remove this and this is penny stock territory.

 

The despicable thing is that any possible news that might give this mess even a slight shine, is still delivered through that bloated heap of dung (Misiak). He even had the nerve to announce fuse (stupid name) through various press releases and even LinkedIn. He has zero credibility internally and externally and should be kept off ALL communications. If you can’t or don’t want to fire him, at least muzzle the dumb jackass and hide him in a closet so he can do less damage.

 

hahaha...He’s the President of North America. What a joke! To think there’s “presidents” of regions below him in a company that has suddenly been halved in value in less than a year??????? Just means that we have to immediately “de-bloat” now!

“we need to pivot to offence “ lololol. Get fucked.

 

ESOP - Employees Shit On Plan

 

Misiak should come out from the hotel room with his hooker (which has no doubt been paid for by the company). How would we all like to have the "perks" that Pumpkin Head, Little Shit Rogan who went to grad school to get his MBA on the company and tag along Killian...who knows what he has gotten and let's not forget Gugino who walked away with a nice farewell gift or Anderson who is pulling in over $800K for 2 years before he gets his $1.1M payout. All I have to say is how 'bout us boss? They have forgotten who put the company in such a great position before they came in and ruined it. Cannot believe Jim Wiltz didn't fire all of these clowns when he was interim CEO. I cannot take this shit anymore.....I am gone as of next week...I will lick my wounds and move on after 28 years with this once wonderful company.

 

as a rule, I don’t wish bad things to happen to people. In this case I hope carma comes to bite those 5 degenerates in the ass one day for the mess they’ve made. I’m not far behind you.

 

Very funny (but sad) thread. One smart play was to dump as much stock as possible as soon as they made the announcement that fathead and that little shit were taking over.

What a disaster they have been

 

They're both doing a fine job and will lead us to greatness, We are headed for the stars.
Wonderful things are on the horizon. Lets all pull together and get this done people.

 

im with you bud. let's rock it.

 

Pumpkinhead and Stumpy; This isn’t a forum for management humps, especially knuckleheads like the two of you.

Do what you do beat and keep fucking up the company. For those of us that shorted the stock to make back what we lost from the time you two idiots grabbed the helm.

Please stop the mo they meeting too, have you not figured out by now that no one is actually listening to your bullshit for their own survivals sake?

If you’re still here in June and once again make a fool out of yourselves on stage, take a look around the room and see everyone rolling there eyes around or texting their peers about how stupid you look.

 

Put down the crack pipe, hash brownies and moonshine....slowly back away....you're obviously way past your limit.

 

If I get one more email from Little Rudy about a monthly standings report, I am subject to drive over there and put him in a submission hold . $2.5m in gross margin to qualify? They couldn't be more out of touch with the day to day ground troops. Still playing to the top 1% while the rest wilt under the weight of their derelict decision making. An increasing number of TRs are lucky to even sell $2.5m gross anymore and he's talking about an incentive trip to the beautiful Fairmont hotel in Boston. Really?

 

No doubt. Cut the chord on this place. It’s become a true embarrassment to work here.

 

Ask that little prick how many incentive trips he made! I know he made it a long time ago for selling office supplies. I don’t think he ever made another one as a rep. He was and is a tag-a-long. Little man syndrome....a small (and I do mean small) fish in a big sea.

 

Indeed, such a little piss, yet somehow he has this overly inflated view of himself because of the handull of cottonrolls he sold. Sawed off little fuck shuld be let go without a severance.

 

Rudy is dragged down by an army of misfits. Now i suggest you get to work, before your lazy ass is written up !

 

This is my fight song...

 

"A strong sell" Could this possibly be because we give everything away to make a sale and poor leadership from the top on down to the branch level? We give away more shit and don't even get into service. That is where everything is given away and guess what. The money has to come from somewhere. I have never been part of a company that gives everything away and expects to make money. It usually doesn't end well, just saying. Common sense goes a long way and it's easy to see the ship sinking. Be glad they aren't running your households checkbook, because you would be broke, just like we are going to be.