Vanguard Group Inc. Has $150.97 Million Stock Position in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. $THS

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in TreeHouse Foods, acquiring an additional 77,457 shares, bringing its total ownership to about 11.04%, valued at approximately $150.97 million.
• TreeHouse Foods reported earnings of $0.17 EPS for the last quarter, beating estimates and indicating a 1.2% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• Several analysts downgraded their target prices for TreeHouse Foods, with Truist Financial lowering it from $25.00 to $20.00 and setting a "hold" rating.

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) by 1.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,573,043 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 77,457 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 11.04% of TreeHouse Foods worth $150,974,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in TreeHouse Foods by 134.4% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 2,374 shares of the company's stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in TreeHouse Foods during the 4th quarter worth about $223,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 1,328.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $261,000 after purchasing an additional 8,969 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in TreeHouse Foods by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,740 shares of the company's stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 681 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in TreeHouse Foods in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.81% of the company's stock.

TreeHouse Foods Price Performance

NYSE:THS traded down $0.7070 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $19.0230. The company had a trading volume of 289,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 715,236. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $19.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.65. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a one year low of $17.37 and a one year high of $43.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $960.66 million, a PE ratio of 48.77 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on THS. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Mizuho decreased their price target 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. Barclays lowered 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target 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. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $24.00.

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.