TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) Trading Down 4.5% - What's Next?

Key Points

• TreeHouse Foods' stock price decreased by 4.5% to $18.84, with a significant trading volume decline of 91% from its average.
• Recent analyst reports have downgraded the company, with price targets lowered by multiple firms, resulting in an average consensus target price of $24.00 and a "Hold" rating.
• The company reported earnings of $0.17 per share, which exceeds analyst expectations, and had a revenue of $801.4 million for the quarter, showing a 1.2% year-over-year increase.

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 4.5% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $18.87 and last traded at $18.84. 60,759 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 91% from the average session volume of 713,834 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.73.

Analyst Ratings Changes

THS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $21.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, TreeHouse Foods has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $24.00.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Performance

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 fifty day moving average is $19.92 and its 200 day moving average is $23.65. The company has a market cap of $962.03 million, a PE ratio of 48.86 and a beta of 0.25.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.29 earnings per share. TreeHouse Foods has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TreeHouse Foods

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 320.8% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,355 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 50.7% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,878 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 968 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 719.7% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,918 shares of the company's stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 2,562 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods during the first quarter worth $93,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods in the second quarter valued at about $70,000. Hedge funds and other 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.

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