NASDAQ:FRPT Freshpet - FRPT Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Freshpet, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $61.46 -0.80 (-1.28%) (As of 01/26/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$61.04▼$63.5550-Day Range$50.84▼$67.0252-Week Range$36.02▼$118.77Volume351,939 shsAverage Volume642,800 shsMarket Capitalization$2.95 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$77.64 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Freshpet MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.79 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside26.3% Upside$77.64 Price TargetShort InterestBearish10.87% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-3.54Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.69Based on 6 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthGrowingFrom ($1.31) to ($0.62) Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.60 out of 5 starsConsumer Staples Sector135th out of 141 stocksGrain Mill Products Industry5th out of 5 stocks 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFreshpet has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $77.64, Freshpet has a forecasted upside of 26.3% from its current price of $61.46.Amount of Analyst CoverageFreshpet has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted10.87% of the outstanding shares of Freshpet have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFreshpet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Freshpet has recently increased by 1.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldFreshpet does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthFreshpet does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 0.9 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreFreshpet has received a -53.03% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Freshpet in category "GHG emissions" is driven by its "Pet food" product. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Freshpet is -3.54. Previous Next 2.6 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentFreshpet has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Freshpet this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for FRPT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Freshpet insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.00% of the stock of Freshpet is held by insiders. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Freshpet are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.31) to ($0.62) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Freshpet is -42.39, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Freshpet is -42.39, 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 RatioFreshpet has a P/B Ratio of 3.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) StockFreshpet, Inc. is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of pet food and pet treats for dogs and cats. The firm foods are blends of fresh meats, vegetables and fruits farmed locally and made at Freshpet kitchens. Its products include Deli Fresh Grain Free Chicken Recipe for Dogs, Joy Turkey and Apple Bites Treats, Nature's Fresh Grain Free Chicken Recipe for Cats, and Vital Grain Free Chicken and Ocean Whitefish Recipe for Cats. The company was founded by Scott Morris and Cathal Walsh in November 2004 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.Read More Receive FRPT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Freshpet and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address FRPT Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com3 Food Stocks Ready to Dish Out an Earnings Beat This SeasonJanuary 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comStrength Seen in Vital Farms (VITL): Can Its 6.8% Jump Turn into More Strength?January 26, 2023 | UNKNOWN (Ad)Hot craft spirits opportunity you don't want to missAward winning products. Global distribution. New distillery. New products.January 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet's Visibility Of Margin Improvement Makes This Analyst Remain Bullish On The StockJanuary 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet Advances Operational Improvement Plan with New Talent AdditionJanuary 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet, Inc. to Participate in the 25th Annual ICR ConferenceDecember 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comKurt Schmidt of Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) Just Spent US$79k On A Handful Of SharesDecember 16, 2022 | 247wallst.comActivist Fund Jana Partners Launches Proxy Fight at FreshpetJanuary 26, 2023 | UNKNOWN (Ad)Hot craft spirits opportunity you don't want to missAward winning products. Global distribution. New distillery. New products.December 15, 2022 | investing.comJana Partners tells Freshpet it plans to run for board seats in 2023December 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comUPDATE 1-Jana ratchets up pressure on Freshpet, recruits Schmidt to campaignDecember 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT): When Will It Breakeven?November 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com15 Biggest Pet Food Companies in the WorldNovember 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS LagsNovember 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet, Inc. to Participate in the Stephens Investment ConferenceNovember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet (FRPT) Reports Q3 Loss, Tops Revenue EstimatesNovember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet (FRPT) Q3 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptNovember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet Advances Operational Improvement Plan to Drive Margin Expansion; Appoints Todd Cunfer as Chief Financial Officer and Dirk Martin as VP of Customer Service and LogisticsNovember 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial ResultsOctober 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet (FRPT) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher?October 22, 2022 | benzinga.comInvestor Alert: Kaplan Fox Investigates Potential Breaches of Fiduciary Duty at Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT)October 19, 2022 | benzinga.comJim Cramer Says Freshpet Is 'Too Expensive,' This Stock Has 'A Better Pet Food Division' - Cano Health (N - BenzingaOctober 16, 2022 | nypost.comFreshpet investors howl as top executives quietly work for rival pet-food seller - New York Post October 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comInvestors push Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) 6.0% lower this week, company's increasing losses might be to blameOctober 11, 2022 | globenewswire.comFreshpet, Inc. to Report Third Quarter Results on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - GlobeNewswireOctober 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comFreshpet, Inc. to Report Third Quarter Results on Tuesday, November 1, 2022October 7, 2022 | barrons.comActivists Are Already Ramping Up for 2023 - Barron'sSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive FRPT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Freshpet and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address FRPT Company Calendar Last Earnings11/01/2022Today1/26/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/27/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Grain mill products Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNASDAQ:FRPT CUSIPN/A CIK1611647 Webwww.freshpet.com Phone(201) 520-4000FaxN/AEmployees789Year Founded2006Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$77.64 High Stock Price Forecast$100.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$60.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+26.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.79 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.45) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-29,700,000.00 Net Margins-12.07% Pretax Margin-11.32% Return on Equity-7.55% Return on Assets-6.62% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.93 Quick Ratio2.44 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$425.49 million Price / Sales6.94 Cash Flow$0.05 per share Price / Cash Flow1,341.80 Book Value$16.59 per share Price / Book3.70Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares48,020,000Free Float45,619,000Market Cap$2.95 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.90 Social Links Key ExecutivesWilliam B. CyrChief Executive Officer & DirectorScott MorrisPresident & Chief Operating OfficerTodd E. CunferChief Financial OfficerGerardo Perez-CamargoHead-Research & DevelopmentJay DahlgrenEVP-Manufacturing, Technology & Supply ChainKey CompetitorsPostNYSE:POSTIngredionNYSE:INGRe.l.f. BeautyNYSE:ELFHostess BrandsNASDAQ:TWNKNomad FoodsNYSE:NOMDView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsTokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.Sold 2,900 shares on 1/26/2023Ownership: 0.050%Xponance Inc.Bought 4,141 shares on 1/24/2023Ownership: 0.009%Sigma Planning CorpBought 3,847 shares on 1/24/2023Ownership: 0.008%Redwood Investments LLCBought 36,973 shares on 1/20/2023Ownership: 0.520%Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.Sold 424 shares on 1/18/2023Ownership: 0.013%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions FRPT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Freshpet stock right now? 14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Freshpet in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" FRPT shares. View FRPT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Freshpet's stock price forecast for 2023? 14 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Freshpet's stock. Their FRPT share price forecasts range from $60.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $77.64 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for FRPT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have FRPT shares performed in 2023? Freshpet's stock was trading at $52.77 at the start of the year. Since then, FRPT stock has increased by 17.3% and is now trading at $61.88. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is Freshpet's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 27th 2023. View our FRPT earnings forecast. How were Freshpet's earnings last quarter? Freshpet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 1st. The company reported ($0.39) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.23) by $0.16. The business had revenue of $151.33 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $147.82 million. Freshpet had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.55% and a negative net margin of 12.07%. What guidance has Freshpet issued on next quarter's earnings? Freshpet issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, January, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $575.00M-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $581.17 million. What is William Cyr's approval rating as Freshpet's CEO? 27 employees have rated Freshpet Chief Executive Officer William Cyr on Glassdoor.com. William Cyr has an approval rating of 94% among the company's employees. This puts William Cyr in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 78.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Freshpet to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Freshpet own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Freshpet investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Block (SQ), DocuSign (DOCU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Etsy (ETSY), Roku (ROKU), Shopify (SHOP) and PayPal (PYPL). What is Freshpet's stock symbol? Freshpet trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FRPT." Who are Freshpet's major shareholders? Freshpet's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.74%), Redwood Investments LLC (0.52%), Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. (0.05%), Diversified Trust Co (0.04%), Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (0.01%) and Xponance Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Cathal Walsh, Charles A Norris, Daryl G Brewster, Ivan Garcia, Lawrence S Coben, Richard A Kassar, Robert C King, Scott James Morris, Stephen Macchiaverna, Stephen Weise, Walter N George and William B Cyr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Freshpet? Shares of FRPT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Freshpet's stock price today? One share of FRPT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.88. How much money does Freshpet make? Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion and generates $425.49 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-29,700,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.45) on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Freshpet have? The company employs 789 workers across the globe. How can I contact Freshpet? Freshpet's mailing address is 400 Plaza Drive 1st Floor, Secaucus NJ, 07094. The official website for the company is www.freshpet.com. The company can be reached via phone at (201) 520-4000 or via email at katie.turner@icrinc.com. This page (NASDAQ:FRPT) was last updated on 1/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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