Freshpet (FRPT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Freshpet, Inc. is a pet food company that develops, manufactures and markets fresh, refrigerated food and treats for dogs and cats. Its products are made with ingredients such as meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and other nutrients, and are positioned as an alternative to conventional shelf-stable pet food.

The company sells products primarily under the Freshpet brand, including refrigerated meals, rolls, recipes and treats. Freshpet products are distributed through grocery stores, mass retailers, pet specialty stores, natural and specialty food retailers, and e-commerce channels. The company also operates branded refrigerators and displays in many retail locations to support the refrigerated nature of its products.

Freshpet was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey. Its products are primarily sold in the United States and Canada, with the company also serving select international markets. Freshpet manufactures its food in company-operated facilities and continues to focus on expanding production capacity and consumer access to refrigerated pet nutrition.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.37 to $66.75
• 50-Day Range: $53.62 to $76.55
• 52-Week Range: $46.45 to $86.00
• Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.77
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $75.31
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Freshpet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Freshpet scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Freshpet has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Freshpet has a consensus price target of $75.31, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $63.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Freshpet has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Freshpet are expected to decrease by -3.47% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $1.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Freshpet is 16.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Freshpet is 16.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Freshpet has a P/B Ratio of 2.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.13% of the float of Freshpet has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Freshpet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Freshpet has recently increased by 7.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Freshpet does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Freshpet does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Freshpet has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Freshpet this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for FRPT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Freshpet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Freshpet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $12,754,864.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.30% of the stock of Freshpet is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Freshpet has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FRPT
• CIK: 1611647
• Web: www.freshpet.com
• Phone: (201) 520-4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,288
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Freshpet: $75.31
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.84
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $139.14 million
• Net Margins: 17.28%
• Pretax Margin: 13.45%
• Return on Equity: 5.97%
• Return on Assets: 4.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 6.05
• Quick Ratio: 5.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.84
• Cash Flow: $3.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.18
• Book Value: $24.76 per share
• Price / Book: 2.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,140,000
• Free Float: 47,030,000
• Market Cap: $3.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.66