William Blair Forecasts Lower Earnings for TreeHouse Foods

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for TreeHouse Foods in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for TreeHouse Foods' current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial cut 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. StockNews.com upgraded TreeHouse Foods from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays decreased their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $32.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, TreeHouse Foods presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $27.83.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Performance

NYSE:THS traded up $0.62 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,117,985 shares, compared to its average volume of 599,914. TreeHouse Foods has a fifty-two week low of $20.63 and a fifty-two week high of $43.84. The firm's 50 day moving average is $25.02 and its 200-day moving average is $30.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.87 and a beta of 0.30.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.21) by $0.24. TreeHouse Foods had a net margin of 0.80% and a return on equity of 6.42%. The company had revenue of $792.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $789.66 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.03) EPS. TreeHouse Foods's quarterly revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Steven Oakland acquired 4,660 shares of TreeHouse Foods stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $21.46 per share, for a total transaction of $100,003.60. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 369,521 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,929,920.66. This trade represents a 1.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 11.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 456.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,119 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 918 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 134.4% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 2,374 shares of the company's stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its position in TreeHouse Foods by 45.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,820 shares of the company's stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 58.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,101 shares of the company's stock valued at $142,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of TreeHouse Foods during the 4th quarter worth $216,000. 99.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

TreeHouse Foods Company Profile

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.