Compare Stocks: SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
FRPT Freshpet	$68.91 +1.7%	$56.56	$46.45 ▼ $86.00	$3.38B	1.61	1.51 million shs	160,441 shs
MZTI Marzetti	$114.64 +0.5%	$110.24	$104.28 ▼ $190.96	$3.15B	0.32	296,939 shs	13,117 shs
POST Post	$76.15 -0.1%	$89.37	$75.40 ▼ $117.28	$3.45B	0.4	856,109 shs	24,371 shs
SMPL Simply Good Foods	$10.70 -1.0%	$11.97	$9.88 ▼ $30.36	$947.14M	0.15	2.55 million shs	23,426 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
FRPT Freshpet	+1.29%	+13.67%	+26.39%	+32.18%	+8.02%
MZTI Marzetti	+0.49%	+2.97%	-0.66%	-0.42%	-36.05%
POST Post	-3.42%	-15.86%	-11.91%	-26.06%	-29.48%
SMPL Simply Good Foods	-2.61%	-4.51%	-15.35%	-4.67%	-63.29%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
FRPT Freshpet	$68.91 +1.7%	$56.56	$46.45 ▼ $86.00	$3.38B	1.61	1.51 million shs	160,441 shs
MZTI Marzetti	$114.64 +0.5%	$110.24	$104.28 ▼ $190.96	$3.15B	0.32	296,939 shs	13,117 shs
POST Post	$76.15 -0.1%	$89.37	$75.40 ▼ $117.28	$3.45B	0.4	856,109 shs	24,371 shs
SMPL Simply Good Foods	$10.70 -1.0%	$11.97	$9.88 ▼ $30.36	$947.14M	0.15	2.55 million shs	23,426 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
FRPT Freshpet	+1.29%	+13.67%	+26.39%	+32.18%	+8.02%
MZTI Marzetti	+0.49%	+2.97%	-0.66%	-0.42%	-36.05%
POST Post	-3.42%	-15.86%	-11.91%	-26.06%	-29.48%
SMPL Simply Good Foods	-2.61%	-4.51%	-15.35%	-4.67%	-63.29%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
FRPT Freshpet	2.50	Moderate Buy	$75.31	9.29% Upside
MZTI Marzetti	2.00	Hold	$169.33	47.72% Upside
POST Post	2.50	Moderate Buy	$109.00	43.14% Upside
SMPL Simply Good Foods	2.15	Hold	$15.20	42.10% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/10/2026	POST Post	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$121.00
8/10/2026	POST Post	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$95.00
8/10/2026	POST Post	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$98.00 ➝ $86.00
8/10/2026	POST Post	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$116.00 ➝ $99.00
8/7/2026	POST Post	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$125.00
8/6/2026	FRPT Freshpet	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$70.00
8/6/2026	FRPT Freshpet	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $85.00
8/6/2026	FRPT Freshpet	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$77.00 ➝ $72.00
8/6/2026	FRPT Freshpet	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$101.00 ➝ $95.00
8/6/2026	FRPT Freshpet	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$66.00 ➝ $78.00
8/6/2026	FRPT Freshpet	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$77.00 ➝ $72.00

(Data available from 8/11/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
FRPT Freshpet	$1.18B	2.88	$3.61 per share	19.08	$24.76 per share	2.78
MZTI Marzetti	$1.94B	1.62	$8.96 per share	12.80	$36.22 per share	3.16
POST Post	$8.41B	0.41	$17.96 per share	4.24	$69.29 per share	1.10
SMPL Simply Good Foods	$1.45B	0.65	$2.04 per share	5.25	$17.97 per share	0.60

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
FRPT Freshpet	$139.14M	$3.80	18.08	41.26	N/A	17.28%	5.97%	4.07%	N/A
MZTI Marzetti	$167.35M	$6.39	17.95	N/A	N/A	9.06%	18.12%	14.01%	N/A
POST Post	$335.70M	$5.44	13.99	9.02	N/A	3.48%	13.22%	3.42%	N/A
SMPL Simply Good Foods	$103.61M	-$2.17	N/A	6.73	N/A	-14.28%	9.34%	6.67%	10/22/2026 (Estimated)

Latest SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Details
8/6/2026	Q3 2026	POST Post	$1.70	$1.78	+$0.08	$1.29	$2.02 billion	$1.95 billion
7/9/2026	Q3 2026	SMPL Simply Good Foods	$0.35	$0.42	+$0.07	-$0.58	$332.99 million	$356.98 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
FRPT Freshpet	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MZTI Marzetti	$4.00	3.49%	+6.40%	62.60%	62 Years
POST Post	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMPL Simply Good Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Latest SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
5/20/2026	MZTI Marzetti	quarterly	$1.00	3.73%	6/5/2026	6/5/2026	6/30/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
FRPT Freshpet	0.34	6.05	5.03
MZTI Marzetti	N/A	2.58	1.70
POST Post	2.47	1.85	0.99
SMPL Simply Good Foods	0.28	4.80	3.10

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
FRPT Freshpet	N/A
MZTI Marzetti	66.44%
POST Post	94.85%
SMPL Simply Good Foods	88.45%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
FRPT Freshpet	4.30%
MZTI Marzetti	29.10%
POST Post	14.05%
SMPL Simply Good Foods	8.76%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
FRPT Freshpet	1,288	49.14 million	47.03 million	Optionable
MZTI Marzetti	3,700	27.42 million	19.44 million	Optionable
POST Post	13,180	45.32 million	38.96 million	Optionable
SMPL Simply Good Foods	260	88.46 million	80.71 million	Optionable

SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Kaplan Fox is Investigating Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) and Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses to Contact the Firm

August 10 at 12:30 PM | newsfilecorp.comN

Sei Investments Co. Increases Stake in The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

August 10 at 4:31 AM | marketbeat.com

Quantinno Capital Management LP Increases Stake in The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

August 8 at 4:55 AM | marketbeat.com

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP Announces an Investigation into Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) for Possible Securities Law Violations

August 7, 2026 | newsfilecorp.comN

Kaplan Fox Notifies Investors of Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) of an Investigation Into Potential Securities Law Violations

August 7, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL Shares Acquired by Pacer Advisors Inc.

August 6, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Kaplan Fox Notifies Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) Investors of a Securities Investigation into the Company

August 5, 2026 | newsfilecorp.comN

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $43.14 Million Stock Holdings in The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

August 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ:SMPL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

August 4, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ:SMPL) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

August 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) Stock Price Up 9.2% - Here's What Happened

August 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP Alerts Investors of Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) to an Investigation of Potential Securities Law Violations

August 3, 2026 | newsfilecorp.comN

Kaplan Fox Urges Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) Investors to Contact the Firm About Possible Securities Law Violations

July 31, 2026 | newsfilecorp.comN

Oaktree Capital Management LP Takes $16.20 Million Position in The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

July 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Edgestream Partners L.P. Has $6.41 Million Stock Holdings in The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

July 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Kaplan Fox Announces an Investigation Into Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) for Possible Securities Law Violations

July 31, 2026 | theglobeandmail.com

Natural Foods Stocks Gain as Consumers Prioritize Health & Wellness

July 30, 2026 | zacks.com

Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) Sets New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

July 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Oaktree Capital Management LP Invests $16.20 Million in The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

July 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Acquires 946,216 Shares of The Simply Good Foods Company $SMPL

July 30, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Kaplan Fox Encourages Investors of Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL) to Contact the Firm to Learn About Their Legal Rights

July 29, 2026 | newsfilecorp.comN

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SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI Company Descriptions

Freshpet NASDAQ:FRPT

$68.91 +1.14 (+1.68%)

As of 10:06 AM Eastern

Freshpet, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets natural fresh meals and treats for dogs and cats in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It sells dog food, cat food, and dog treats under the Freshpet brand name; and Dognation and Dog Joy labels through various classes of retail, including grocery, mass, club, pet specialty, and natural, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Marzetti NASDAQ:MZTI

$114.64 +0.60 (+0.52%)

As of 10:06 AM Eastern

Lancaster Colony Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. The company offers frozen garlic bread under the New York BRAND Bakery; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Simply Dressed, Cardini's, and Girard's brands; vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti brands; and frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand. It also manufactures and sells other products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces, and Chick-fil-A sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. Lancaster Colony Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.

Post NYSE:POST

$76.15 -0.08 (-0.10%)

As of 10:06 AM Eastern

Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brand names; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label dog and cat food products under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brand names. The Weetabix segment primarily manufactures, markets, and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal under Weetabix and Alpen brands; hot cereals and other cereal-based food products; breakfast drinks; protein-based shakes under the UFIT brand, and nutritional snacks, such as muesli. The Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg products primarily under Papetti's and Abbotsford Farms brands, as well as potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels. The segment also manufactures certain meat products. The Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dish, potato, sausage products under Bob Evans, Bob Evans Farms, and Simply Potatoes brands; eggs and egg products under Bob Evans Egg Whites and Egg Beaters brands; and cheese, and other dairy and refrigerated products under Crystal Farms brand. It serves grocery stores, mass merchandise customers, supercenters, club stores, natural/specialty stores, dollar stores, discounters, wholesalers, convenience stores, pet supply retailers, drug store customers, foodservice distributors, and national restaurant chains, as well as sells its products in the military, ecommerce, and foodservice channels. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Simply Good Foods NASDAQ:SMPL

$10.70 -0.11 (-1.05%)

As of 10:06 AM Eastern

The Simply Good Foods Company operates as a consumer-packaged food and beverage company in North America and internationally. The company develops, markets, and sells snacks and meal replacements. It offers protein bars, ready-to-drink shakes, sweet and salty snacks, cookies, protein chips, and recipes under the Atkins and Quest brand names. The company also provides confectionery products, such as full-size and mini peanut butter cups, and fudgey brownie and gooey caramel candy bites, chocolatey coated peanut candies, and coconutty caramel candy bars under Atkins Endulge brand name.It distributes its products to various retail channels, such as mass merchandise, grocery and drug channels, club stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and other channels. The company also sells its products through e-commerce channels, including questnutrition.com, atkins.com, amazon.com and others. The Simply Good Foods Company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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SMPL, POST, FRPT, and MZTI Headlines

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