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) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.09) EPS. View Freshpet's Earnings History.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Freshpet's shares. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate Freshpet's share price to reach $20.00 in the next year. 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 stories about FRPT stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Freshpet earned a daily sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 49.00 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Freshpet's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 acquired 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 $22.20.

Freshpet has a market capitalization of $763.72 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]