Petrus Trust Company LTA Makes New Investment in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. $THS

Key Points

• Petrus Trust Company LTA acquired a new stake in TreeHouse Foods, Inc., purchasing 20,113 shares valued at approximately $545,000 in the 1st quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Hsbc Holdings PLC and Price T Rowe Associates Inc., have increased their stakes in TreeHouse Foods, highlighting strong institutional interest as 99.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
• Recent analyst reports have lowered target prices for TreeHouse Foods, with an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $24.00, amid a mixed performance in earnings and revenue.

Petrus Trust Company LTA purchased a new position in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 20,113 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $545,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of THS. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in TreeHouse Foods during the 1st quarter valued at about $93,000. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new position in TreeHouse Foods during the 4th quarter valued at about $223,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 1,328.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 8,969 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 8.8% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 9,814 shares of the company's stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 8.9% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 10,520 shares of the company's stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 861 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.81% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho lowered their target price 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. Barclays lowered their target price 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, TreeHouse Foods currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $24.00.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE THS traded down $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $17.55. The stock had a trading volume of 235,563 shares, compared to its average volume of 713,857. The company has a market capitalization of $886.48 million, a P/E ratio of 45.00 and a beta of 0.26. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $19.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.40. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.26 and a 52 week high of $43.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 1.26.

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

TreeHouse Foods Profile

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.