John Baumgartner Analyst Performance

Senior Analyst US Consumer – Food & Healthy Lifestyle at Mizuho

John Baumgartner is a stock analyst at Mizuho focused in the consumer staples sector, covering 20 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, John Baumgartner has issued 28 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to John Baumgartner'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 John Baumgartner's coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions.

Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance Statistics

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Average Return

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Success Rate

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Total Ratings

64 Last 10 Years

Buy Recommendations

51.56% 33 Buy Ratings

Companies Covered

20 Unique Companies

Ratings Distribution

Rating	Percentage	Count
Strong Buy	0.0%	0 ratings
Buy	51.6%	33 ratings
Hold	48.4%	31 ratings
Sell	0.0%	0 ratings

Out of 64 total stock ratings issued by John Baumgartner at Mizuho, the majority (51.6%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 48.4% Hold.

Best & Worst Calls

• Best Call

  000.0%

  LTH

  Mar 2022

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• Worst Call

  000.0%

  GIS

  Dec 2017

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Exchange Coverage

Exchange	Percentage	Count
NYSE	60.0% of companies on NYSE	12 companies
NASDAQ	40.0% of companies on NASDAQ	8 companies

John Baumgartner, an analyst at Mizuho, currently covers 20 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.

Coverage Focus

Sector Icon	Sector	Percentage
	Consumer Staples 16 companies	80.0%
	Consumer Discretionary 2 companies	10.0%
	Retail/Wholesale 1 company	5.0%
	Medical 1 company	5.0%

John Baumgartner of Mizuho specializes in stock coverage within the Consumer Staples sector, with additional focus on Consumer Discretionary and Retail/Wholesale companies.

Coverage Industries

Industry	Percentage
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED 12 companies	60.0%
FOOD - CONFECTNRY 2 companies	10.0%
BEVERAGES - SOFT 1 company	5.0%
RETAIL - DRUG STR 1 company	5.0%
FOOD - DAIRY PRDS 1 company	5.0%
LEISURE&REC SVS 1 company	5.0%
BIOTECHNOLOGY 1 company	5.0%
CONSM PD - MISC DIS 1 company	5.0%

About John Baumgartner

John joined Mizuho in April 2021 as a senior analyst based in New York, covering the US food industry including plant-based alternatives and healthy lifestyle companies. Prior to Mizuho, John worked at Wells Fargo Securities, where he most recently served as Director, Packaged Food and Agribusiness. His 15+ year sell-side career includes working as an Agriculture Strategist on Goldman Sachs’ Commodities Research team and consumer equity research roles spanning Food, Beverages, and Food & Drug Chains at Wachovia and Banc of America Securities. He holds a B.S. in Finance with Highest Honors from Rutgers University. He is also a CFA charterholder.

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John Baumgartner's Ratings History at Mizuho

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Company	Report Date	Action	Report Date Price	12-Month Price Target	Rating	12-Month Price & ROI	Details
PRMB Primo Brands	8/20/2025	Lower Price Target	$25.12	$40.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BRBR BellRing Brands	8/18/2025	Lower Price Target	$38.17	$45.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
NOMD Nomad Foods	8/12/2025	Lower Price Target	$15.26	$20.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
VITL Vital Farms	8/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$45.64	$53.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
THS TreeHouse Foods	7/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$21.31	$22.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HSY Hershey	7/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$187.54	$165.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	7/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$1.87	$2.50	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
NOMD Nomad Foods	7/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$17.99	$23.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HLF Herbalife	7/28/2025	Boost Price Target	$9.75	$9.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
SMPL Simply Good Foods	7/15/2025	Lower Price Target	$33.34	$43.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
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VITL Vital Farms	7/8/2025	Initiated Coverage	$38.06	$45.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HSY Hershey	5/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$158.28	$155.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	5/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$1.93	$3.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
POST Post	5/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$108.95	$127.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BRBR BellRing Brands	5/28/2025	Lower Price Target	$60.67	$75.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
PRMB Primo Brands	5/12/2025	Initiated Coverage	$31.95	$43.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
SMPL Simply Good Foods	4/11/2025	Boost Price Target	$37.98	$47.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
OTLY Oatly Group	3/24/2025	Lower Price Target	$10.09	$32.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GIS General Mills	3/20/2025	Lower Price Target	$58.53	$60.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LTH Life Time Group	3/5/2025	Boost Price Target	$31.57	$41.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
NOMD Nomad Foods	3/4/2025	Boost Price Target	$20.09	$26.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
MDLZ Mondelez International	2/14/2025	Boost Price Target	$61.16	$70.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	2/11/2025	Lower Price Target	$4.19	$4.50	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
GIS General Mills	2/10/2025	Lower Price Target	$58.36	$65.00	Neutral	$0.00 00.00% ROI
UTZ Utz Brands	2/10/2025	Lower Price Target	$13.53	$19.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
BRBR BellRing Brands	2/6/2025	Boost Price Target	$76.78	$85.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
LTH Life Time Group	1/24/2025	Boost Price Target	$28.60	$38.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI
SMPL Simply Good Foods	1/10/2025	Lower Price Target	$35.84	$45.00	Outperform	$0.00 00.00% ROI

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