TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) Reaches New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

Key Points

• TreeHouse Foods' stock reached a new 52-week low at $17.27 during trading, down from a previous close of $17.78.
• Analysts have lowered their target prices for the stock, with updates from Mizuho ($22), Barclays ($21), and Stifel Nicolaus ($23), all maintaining a "Hold" rating.
• Despite the low stock price, TreeHouse Foods reported better-than-expected earnings of $0.17 per share and revenue of $801.4 million, surpassing forecasts.

Shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $17.32 and last traded at $17.27, with a volume of 114572 shares. The stock had previously closed at $17.78.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

THS has been the topic of several research reports. Mizuho dropped their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Barclays cut their price target on 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 decreased their target price on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $24.00.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $19.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.53. The company has a market cap of $885.77 million, a P/E ratio of 44.98 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.38.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $801.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $788.84 million. TreeHouse Foods had a net margin of 0.62% and a return on equity of 6.35%. TreeHouse Foods's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of TreeHouse Foods

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in THS. Sessa Capital IM L.P. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $113,908,000 after purchasing an additional 1,781,179 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in TreeHouse Foods by 379.3% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 332,730 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,462,000 after buying an additional 263,303 shares during the period. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in TreeHouse Foods during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $6,730,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of TreeHouse Foods in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,798,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 115.7% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 389,550 shares of the company's stock worth $7,565,000 after purchasing an additional 208,966 shares during the last quarter. 99.81% of the stock is owned by 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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