Weiss Ratings Reaffirms "Sell (D+)" Rating for TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has reaffirmed a "Sell (D+)" rating for TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS), indicating ongoing pessimism about the company's stock performance.
• TreeHouse Foods' stock price has been targeted at $24.00 by several analysts, with a consensus rating of "Reduce," reflecting a generally negative outlook.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of $0.17, surpassing analyst estimates and showing a modest revenue increase of 1.2% year-over-year.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d+)" rating reissued by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on THS. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $25.00 to $21.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $24.00.

TreeHouse Foods Trading Up 0.6%

TreeHouse Foods stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 506,563 shares, compared to its average volume of 762,231. 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 stock's fifty day moving average is $18.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.94. TreeHouse Foods has a 1 year low of $15.85 and a 1 year high of $42.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 52.26 and a beta of 0.26.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.07. TreeHouse Foods had a return on equity of 6.35% and a net margin of 0.62%.The company had revenue of $801.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $788.84 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.29 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. TreeHouse Foods has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that TreeHouse Foods will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of TreeHouse Foods

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 320.8% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,355 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 50.7% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,878 shares of the company's stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 968 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,562 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of TreeHouse Foods during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 101.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,561 shares of the company's stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 2,292 shares in the last quarter. 99.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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