Utz Brands (UTZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Utz Brands, Inc. is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of branded snack foods. The company produces and markets potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese snacks, pretzels, popcorn, pork snacks, and other salty snacks through a portfolio of brands that includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, Golden Flake, Bachman, and Tim’s Cascade Snacks.

Utz products are sold through grocery stores, mass merchants, club stores, convenience stores, drugstores, and e-commerce channels. The company serves consumers primarily in the United States and distributes its snacks through a combination of direct-store delivery, warehouse distribution, and third-party arrangements.

Founded in 1921 by William and Salie Utz in Hanover, Pennsylvania, the company has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions of established regional snack businesses. Utz Brands became a publicly traded company in 2020 following a business combination with a special-purpose acquisition company and continues to operate as a multi-brand packaged food company focused on the U.S. snack market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.25 to $14.27
• 50-Day Range: $14.09 to $14.28
• 52-Week Range: $6.78 to $14.33
• Volume: 2.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.05 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.75%
• Price Target: $13.39
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Utz Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Utz Brands scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 167 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Utz Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Utz Brands has a consensus price target of $13.39, representing about 6.2% downside from its current price of $14.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Utz Brands has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Utz Brands are expected to grow by 7.50% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $0.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is -43.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is -43.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Utz Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.32% of the float of Utz Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Utz Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Utz Brands has recently increased by 30.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Utz Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Utz Brands has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Utz Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.07% next year. This indicates that Utz Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Utz Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Utz Brands this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for UTZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Utz Brands insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.73% of the stock of Utz Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.97% of the stock of Utz Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UTZ
• CIK: 1739566
• Web: www.utzsnacks.com
• Phone: (717) 637-6644
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,300
• Year Founded: 1921

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Utz Brands: $13.39
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.33)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $800 thousand
• Net Margins: -2.00%
• Pretax Margin: -2.11%
• Return on Equity: 8.97%
• Return on Assets: 4.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $1.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.15
• Book Value: $9.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 143,960,000
• Free Float: 125,636,000
• Market Cap: $2.05 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72