Petrus Trust Company LTA Takes Position 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 stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 20,113 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $545,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in THS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 1.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,573,043 shares of the company's stock worth $150,974,000 after buying an additional 77,457 shares in the last quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. increased its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 121.9% during the 4th quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. now owns 3,242,483 shares of the company's stock worth $113,908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,781,179 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in TreeHouse Foods by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 936,493 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,370,000 after acquiring an additional 35,429 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 502,601 shares of the company's stock worth $17,656,000 after purchasing an additional 28,029 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 96.4% in the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 343,086 shares of the company's stock worth $12,053,000 after purchasing an additional 168,365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.81% of the company's stock.

TreeHouse Foods Price Performance

Shares of TreeHouse Foods stock traded up $0.35 on Thursday, hitting $17.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 906,204 shares, compared to its average volume of 714,555. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.26 and a 1 year high of $43.84. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $19.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 1.26. The company has a market capitalization of $903.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.90 and a beta of 0.26.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

TreeHouse Foods Company 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.