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title: "Cal-Maine Foods Stock Slips on Surprise Q4 Loss"
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description: "Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM) shares slipped after reporting a surprise Q4 loss of $0.76 per share, missing analyst expectations for a $0.11 profit. Revenue fell 49.9% YoY to $552.6 million due to historically low egg prices and industry oversupply. The stock was down 2.7% at $84.96, facing resistance near $90. Options data indicates heightened bearish sentiment, with put/call ratios ranking in the 91st percentile."
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# Cal-Maine Foods Stock Slips on Surprise Q4 Loss

**Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)** is lower this morning after the **egg producer** reported a surprise fiscal fourth-quarter loss of 76 cents per share, missing analysts' expectations for a profit of 11 cents. The company blamed historically low inflation-adjusted egg prices, saying lower wholesale prices and an industry oversupply weighed on results. Revenue fell 49.9% year over year to $552.6 million.

At last glance, CALM was down 2.7% at $84.96, heading for a third-straight loss. The $90 level has capped gains since late 2025, rejecting the shares' latest rally on Friday. Year to date, the equity is holding on to a 5.4% lead. 

Options traders have been much more bearish than usual toward CALM. The stock's 10-day put/call volume ratio of 2.73 at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) ranks higher than 91% of annual readings, while the 50-day ratio of 1.41 sits in the 86th percentile. 

Meanwhile, Cal-Maine's Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) of 25 out of 100 suggests options traders have tended to overestimate the magnitude of the stock's moves over the past year.

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