Trexquant Investment LP Purchases 109,893 Shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. $THS

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP increased its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 172.2%, owning 173,728 shares valued at approximately $4.7 million after acquiring an additional 109,893 shares in the first quarter.
• TreeHouse Foods reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.17, exceeding analysts’ expectations of $0.10, and its revenue rose by 1.2% year-over-year to $801.4 million.
• Analysts have set a consensus rating of "Hold" for TreeHouse Foods, with an average target price of $24.00, following various adjustments to their price objectives.

Trexquant Investment LP increased its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) by 172.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 173,728 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 109,893 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned about 0.34% of TreeHouse Foods worth $4,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 1.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,573,043 shares of the company's stock valued at $150,974,000 after buying an additional 77,457 shares in the last quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. lifted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 121.9% in the fourth quarter. Sessa Capital IM L.P. now owns 3,242,483 shares of the company's stock valued at $113,908,000 after buying an additional 1,781,179 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 3.9% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 936,493 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,370,000 after buying an additional 35,429 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 502,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,656,000 after buying an additional 28,029 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 96.4% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 343,086 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,053,000 after buying an additional 168,365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.81% of the company's stock.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:THS traded down $0.01 on Thursday, hitting $18.15. The company had a trading volume of 523,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 714,349. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $19.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.95. The stock has a market cap of $916.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.53 and a beta of 0.26. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a 1-year low of $17.37 and a 1-year high of $43.84. 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 (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.07. TreeHouse Foods had a net margin of 0.62% and a return on equity of 6.35%. The company had revenue of $801.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $788.84 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.29 earnings per share. TreeHouse Foods's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $21.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, TreeHouse Foods presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $24.00.

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.