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

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

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

7 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Freshpet's stock. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect Freshpet's stock price to reach $20.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Freshpet.

Some companies that are related to Freshpet include General Mills (GIS), Kellogg (K), Ingredion (INGR), Post (POST), RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) and Agritech Worldwide (FBER).

Media headlines about FRPT stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Freshpet earned a coverage optimism score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company an impact score of 47.20 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Freshpet's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (4.34%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.35%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.60%), Wasatch Advisors Inc. (2.60%), Broadview Advisors LLC (1.45%) and Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (1.42%). 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 Franklin Resources Inc., Broadview Advisors LLC, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System and Northern Trust Corp. 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.

FRPT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Apertura Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Wasatch Advisors Inc., NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, Suffolk Capital Management LLC, Elk Creek Partners LLC and Granite Investment Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Freshpet stock in the last two years include Walter N George and William B Cyr. 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 $21.75.

Freshpet has a market capitalization of $765.48 million 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]