TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) Sets New 1-Year Low - Here's What Happened

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.

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

THS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut 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. Barclays decreased 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 note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Mizuho decreased 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 note on Monday, July 28th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $24.00.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Down 0.3%

The company has a market cap of $879.15 million, a P/E ratio of 44.64 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $19.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.18.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $801.40 million for 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%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.29 EPS. TreeHouse Foods has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.