Dark Forest Capital Management LP Acquires New Shares in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. $THS

Key Points

• Dark Forest Capital Management LP has invested approximately $5.80 million in TreeHouse Foods, acquiring 214,013 shares, and now owns 0.42% of the company.
• Several analysts have revised their price targets for TreeHouse Foods, lowering them to a range of $20.00 to $23.00, with a consensus "Hold" rating across multiple research firms.
• TreeHouse Foods reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.17, exceeding analysts' expectations, with revenues totaling $801.40 million for the quarter.

Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 214,013 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,798,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.42% of TreeHouse Foods at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in TreeHouse Foods in the first quarter worth $93,000. Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new position in TreeHouse Foods in the fourth quarter worth $223,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 1,328.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,644 shares of the company's stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 8,969 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 8.8% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 9,814 shares of the company's stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 790 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 8.9% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 10,520 shares of the company's stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 861 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.81% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $21.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $24.00.

TreeHouse Foods Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of THS traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $18.17. 622,606 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 870,411. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a 1-year low of $17.37 and a 1-year high of $43.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $917.38 million, a PE ratio of 46.58 and a beta of 0.26. The business has a fifty day moving average of $19.50 and a 200-day moving average of $22.76.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $801.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $788.84 million. TreeHouse Foods had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 0.62%.The firm's revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.29 earnings per share. TreeHouse Foods has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

About TreeHouse Foods

TreeHouse Foods, Inc manufactures and distributes private brands snacks and beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides snacking products, such as crackers, pretzels, in-store bakery items, frozen griddle items, cookies, and candies; and beverage and drink mixes, including non-dairy creamer, coffee, broths/stocks, powdered beverages and other blends, tea, and ready-to-drink-beverages.