Marzetti (MZTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

T. Marzetti Company is a food manufacturer and marketer based in Columbus, Ohio. The company develops, produces and distributes specialty food products for retail and foodservice customers, with a portfolio focused on dressings, dips, sauces, frozen breads and related prepared foods.

Its brand portfolio includes Marzetti, Simply Dressed, New York Bakery, Sister Schubert’s, Flatout, Cardini’s and Girard’s, among others. These products are sold through grocery retailers and other retail channels, while the company also supplies restaurants, institutional foodservice operators and other commercial customers.

The company traces its roots to 1896, when Teresa Marzetti opened a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. T. Marzetti Company became an independent publicly traded company following its separation from Lancaster Colony Corporation in 2024. Its operations primarily serve customers in the United States, supported by manufacturing, distribution and foodservice activities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $104.34 to $108.01
• 50-Day Range: $99.19 to $117.35
• 52-Week Range: $97.00 to $176.26
• Volume: 136,366 shs
• Average Volume: 326,744 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.45
• Dividend Yield: 3.71%
• Price Target: $132.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Marzetti Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marzetti scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 170 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Marzetti has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Marzetti has a consensus price target of $132.50, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $107.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marzetti has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marzetti is 15.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marzetti is 15.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 26.12.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.56% of the float of Marzetti has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marzetti has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.19.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marzetti has recently decreased by 5.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Marzetti does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Marzetti has been increasing its dividend for 62 years.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Marzetti has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Marzetti this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MZTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Marzetti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marzetti insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $100,508.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.30% of the stock of Marzetti is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.44% of the stock of Marzetti is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MZTI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LANC
• CIK: 57515
• Web: www.marzetticompany.com
• Phone: (614) 224-7141
• Fax: 614-469-8219
• Employees: 3,500
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marzetti: $132.50
• High Price Target: $135.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $191.61 million
• Net Margins: 9.93%
• Pretax Margin: 12.54%
• Return on Equity: 18.22%
• Return on Assets: 13.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.56
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.52
• Cash Flow: $9.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.55
• Book Value: $38.40 per share
• Price / Book: 2.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,290,000
• Free Float: 19,295,000
• Market Cap: $2.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.35