TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from seven analysts, with an average one-year price target of $24.00.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting $0.17 EPS, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10.
• Several hedge funds have significantly increased their positions in TreeHouse Foods, with 99.81% of the stock currently held by institutional investors.

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $24.00.

Several research analysts have weighed in on THS shares. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of 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 reduced their price target 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. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of 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 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 report on Tuesday, July 15th.

TreeHouse Foods Trading Up 11.4%

Shares of THS opened at $19.67 on Friday. 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 has a 12-month low of $17.37 and a 12-month high of $43.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $19.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $993.34 million, a P/E ratio of 50.44 and a beta of 0.25.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $801.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $788.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that TreeHouse Foods will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TreeHouse Foods

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State of Wyoming grew its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 462.5% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 19,256 shares of the company's stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 15,833 shares during the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 154,959 shares of the company's stock worth $3,009,000 after buying an additional 11,675 shares during the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 41,442 shares of the company's stock worth $805,000 after buying an additional 2,238 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 101.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,561 shares of the company's stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 2,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 12.1% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 17,155 shares of the company's stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 1,853 shares during the last quarter. 99.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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