Michael Lavery Analyst Performance

Sr. Research Analyst at Piper Sandler

Michael Lavery is a stock analyst at Piper Sandler focused in the consumer staples sector, covering 34 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Michael Lavery has issued 43 stock ratings, including buy, hold, and sell recommendations. While full access to Michael Lavery's proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Michael Lavery's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

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Average Return: 00.00% 12-Month ROI
Success Rate: 00.00% Profitable Ratings
Total Ratings: 169 Last 9 Years
Buy Recommendations: 47.62% 80 Buy Ratings
Companies Covered: 34 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	47.6%	80 ratings
Hold	38.7%	65 ratings
Sell	13.7%	23 ratings

Out of 168 total stock ratings issued by Michael Lavery at Piper Sandler, the majority (47.6%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 38.7% Hold and 13.7% Sell.

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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NYSE	50.0% of companies on NYSE	17 companies
NASDAQ	41.2% of companies on NASDAQ	14 companies
TSE	5.9% of companies on TSE	2 companies
OTCMKTS	2.9% of companies on OTCMKTS	1 company

Michael Lavery, an analyst at Piper Sandler, currently covers 34 companies listed on NYSE, NASDAQ, TSE and OTCMKTS, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Consumer Staples 26 companies	76.5%
	Medical 6 companies	17.6%
	Consumer Discretionary 1 company	2.9%
	Miscellaneous 1 company	2.9%

Michael Lavery of Piper Sandler specializes in stock coverage within the Consumer Staples sector, with additional focus on Medical and Consumer Discretionary companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED 10 companies	29.4%
TOBACCO 4 companies	11.8%
BEVERAGES - ALCOH 3 companies	8.8%
MED PRODUCTS 3 companies	8.8%
FOOD - MEAT PRODS 3 companies	8.8%
BEVERAGES - SOFT 2 companies	5.9%
DRUG MANUFACTURERS - SPECIALTY & GENERIC 2 companies	5.9%
FOOD - CONFECTNRY 1 company	2.9%
CONVERTED PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS, EXCEPT CONTAINERS & BOX 1 company	2.9%
FOOD - DAIRY PRDS 1 company	2.9%
MED - DRUGS 1 company	2.9%
CONSM PD - MISC DIS 1 company	2.9%
FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS 1 company	2.9%
Miscellaneous 1 company	2.9%

About Michael Lavery

Michael Lavery is a managing director and senior research analyst covering packaged food and beverages. Prior to joining Piper Sandler in 2017, he was a senior analyst at CLSA. Prior to CLSA, Lavery worked at Kraft Foods and covered food manufacturers as a research associate at Citigroup for four years before spending two years in a consulting role at Booz & Co working with consumer companies. Lavery holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia. Prior to business school, he was in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Richmond, VA.

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating
HSY Hershey	9/9/2025	Boost Price Target	$187.90	$167.00	Underweight
CELH Celsius	9/8/2025	Boost Price Target	$55.24	$69.00	Overweight
COCO Vita Coco	8/20/2025	Upgrade	$33.94	$39.00	Overweight
MNST Monster Beverage	8/7/2025	Upgrade	$60.80	$74.00	Overweight
CPB Campbell's	8/7/2025	Reiterated Rating	$32.70	$34.00	Neutral
HSY Hershey	7/31/2025	Boost Price Target	$189.24	$160.00	Underweight
MDLZ Mondelez International	7/30/2025	Boost Price Target	$67.48	$67.00	Neutral
HSY Hershey	7/23/2025	Boost Price Target	$181.54	$145.00	Underweight
KMB Kimberly-Clark	7/18/2025	Initiated Coverage	$127.91	$144.00	Overweight
CPB Campbell's	7/15/2025	Lower Price Target	$30.50	$35.00	Overweight
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TAP Molson Coors Beverage	6/23/2025	Lower Price Target	$47.72	$53.00	Neutral
POST Post	6/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$111.68	$150.00	Overweight
CELH Celsius	6/4/2025	Boost Price Target	$39.18	$45.00	Overweight
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	6/3/2025	Lower Price Target	$1.71	$1.80	Neutral
CPB Campbell's	5/23/2025	Lower Price Target	$33.02	$42.00	Overweight
MNST Monster Beverage	5/9/2025	Boost Price Target	$60.12	$54.00	Neutral
BGS B&G Foods	5/8/2025	Lower Price Target	$4.42	$5.00	Neutral
OTLY Oatly Group	5/1/2025	Lower Price Target	$10.65	$12.00	Overweight
CELH Celsius	4/17/2025	Boost Price Target	$36.66	$44.00	Overweight
SAM Boston Beer	4/17/2025	Lower Price Target	$239.24	$230.00	Neutral
TLRY Tilray Brands	4/9/2025	Lower Price Target	$0.47	$1.00	Neutral
MDLZ Mondelez International	4/9/2025	Boost Price Target	$63.53	$64.00	Neutral
MDLZ Mondelez International	3/27/2025	Boost Price Target	$66.33	$59.00	Neutral
FRPT Freshpet	3/25/2025	Lower Price Target	$88.76	$145.00	Overweight
OTLY Oatly Group	3/5/2025	Lower Price Target	$8.56	$16.00	Overweight
BGS B&G Foods	2/26/2025	Lower Price Target	$6.86	$7.00	Neutral
SAM Boston Beer	2/26/2025	Lower Price Target	$243.90	$240.00	Neutral
GIS General Mills	2/25/2025	Lower Price Target	$61.60	$71.00	Overweight
FRPT Freshpet	2/21/2025	Lower Price Target	$107.74	$160.00	Overweight
KHC Kraft Heinz	2/13/2025	Lower Price Target	$28.85	$31.00	Neutral
POST Post	2/10/2025	Boost Price Target	$111.08	$140.00	Overweight
TSN Tyson Foods	2/4/2025	Upgrade	$57.80	$58.00	Neutral
STZ Constellation Brands	2/3/2025	Downgrade	$180.87	$200.00	Neutral
HSY Hershey	1/31/2025	Downgrade	$152.00	$120.00	Underweight
MDLZ Mondelez International	1/31/2025	Downgrade	$58.41	$63.00	Neutral
SAM Boston Beer	1/23/2025	Downgrade	$250.25	$275.00	Neutral
CELH Celsius	1/23/2025	Lower Price Target	$24.92	$33.00	Overweight
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	1/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$4.63	$7.00	Neutral
POST Post	1/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$106.32	$120.00	Overweight
UTZ Utz Brands	1/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$13.48	$20.00	Overweight

HSY Hershey	1/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$151.96	$153.00	Neutral
MDLZ Mondelez International	1/16/2025	Lower Price Target	$56.73	$70.00	Overweight
STZ Constellation Brands	1/13/2025	Lower Price Target	$185.57	$245.00	Overweight

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