NASDAQ:FRPT - Freshpet Stock Price, Price Target & More

Freshpet trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FRPT."

Freshpet Inc (NASDAQ:FRPT) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 7th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.03. The firm earned $43.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.06 million. Freshpet had a negative net margin of 2.97% and a negative return on equity of 4.35%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 25.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.09) earnings per share. View Freshpet's Earnings History.

7 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Freshpet's stock. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate Freshpet's share price to reach $20.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 29.7%. View Analyst Ratings for Freshpet.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Freshpet in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Freshpet include General Mills (GIS), Kellogg (K), Ingredion (INGR), Post (POST), RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) and Z-Trim Holdings, Inc. common stock (FBER).

Media stories about FRPT stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Freshpet earned a news impact score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 46.13 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Freshpet's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Riverbridge Partners LLC (4.92%) and Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. (0.06%). Company insiders that own Freshpet stock include Cathal Walsh, Mary Kathryn Winstanley, Michael Hieger, Richard A Kassar, Scott James Morris, Stephen Macchiaverna, Walter N George and William B Cyr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Freshpet.

FRPT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Riverbridge Partners LLC and Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Freshpet company stock in the last year include Richard A Kassar, Scott James Morris and Stephen Macchiaverna. View Insider Buying and Selling for Freshpet.

Shares of FRPT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FRPT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.30.

Freshpet has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion and generates $156.38 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-4,260,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.12) on an earnings per share basis. Freshpet employs 260 workers across the globe.

Freshpet's mailing address is 400 Plaza Drive 1st Floor, Secaucus NJ, 07096. The company can be reached via phone at 201-520-4000 or via email at [email protected]