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Founded by Alva Kinney and Frank Little in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG) manufactures and sells processed and packaged foods. 

It operates through the four segments: (1) Grocery and Snacks, (2) Refrigerated and Frozen, (3) International, and (4) Foodservice. 

Three key data points gauge CAG or any dividend paying entity, namely:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those keys also indicate if any company has made, is making, and will make money.

CAG Price

Conagra’s share price was down 38.73% last year from  $29.43 to $18.42 per Monday’s market price.

Seventeen analysts cover the stock.

Their median annual price target estimate increase was $2.11.

That annual increase would put CAG stock price for 2026 at $20.50.

Of course, the price could also stay flat, or decline per market action.

CAG Dividends

Conagra has paid variable quarterly dividends since September 1989.

The current forward-looking annual dividend of $1.40 yields 7.61% as of Monday’s share price.

CAG Returns

Putting it all together, a $3.51 estimated gross gain per share shows up when adding CAG’s annual $1.40 dividend to an estimated $2.11 annual price gain.

A little under $1000 invested at Monday’s $18.39 share price would buy 54 shares which, multiply the $3.51 estimated gross gain to $190.86 for the coming year.

40% of that $191 gain comes from the annual $76.10 dividend generated from your $1,000 investment.

Furthermore, the $76.10 annual dividend income from $1,000 invested is over 4 times greater than the recent $18.39 single-share price.

(A dividend dogcatcher rule is to only buy initial shares of a stock that pays an annual dividend from $1000 invested that is greater than the cost of a single share.)

4 is more than one.

Therefore, you could choose to pounce on Conagra Brands with its dividend payout of 4X the single share price.

The exact track of CAG’s future share price and dividends will entirely be determined by market action and company finances.

Remember, the best way to track stock performance and dividend payments is through direct ownership of company shares.

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