Marzetti (MZTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lancaster Colony Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. The company offers frozen garlic bread under the New York BRAND Bakery; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Simply Dressed, Cardini's, and Girard's brands; vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti brands; and frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand. It also manufactures and sells other products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces, and Chick-fil-A sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. Lancaster Colony Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $182.84 to $185.27
• 50-Day Range: $172.77 to $189.18
• 52-Week Range: $156.14 to $202.63
• Volume: 89,359 shs
• Average Volume: 144,025 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.08%
• Price Target: $206.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marzetti Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marzetti scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 154 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marzetti has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Marzetti has a consensus price target of $206.00, representing about 12.6% upside from its current price of $183.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marzetti has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marzetti are expected to grow by 7.50% in the coming year, from $6.80 to $7.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marzetti is 30.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marzetti is 30.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marzetti has a P/B Ratio of 5.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.15% of the float of Marzetti has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marzetti has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Marzetti pays a meaningful dividend of 2.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Marzetti has been increasing its dividend for 62 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marzetti is 62.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Marzetti will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.98% next year. This indicates that Marzetti will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.15% of the float of Marzetti has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marzetti has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.31

News Sentiment

Marzetti has a news sentiment score of 1.31. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Marzetti this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Marzetti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marzetti insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.50% of the stock of Marzetti is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.44% of the stock of Marzetti is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MZTI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MZTI shares performed this year?

Marzetti's stock was trading at $173.14 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MZTI shares have increased by 5.7% and is now trading at $183.02.

How were Marzetti's earnings last quarter?

The Marzetti Company (NASDAQ:MZTI) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 21st. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Marzetti's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Marzetti include William Blair Investment Management LLC (3.17%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.25%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.77%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.59%). Insiders that own company stock include David Alan Ciesinski, David S Nagle, Elliot K Fullen, Kristin Bird and George F Knight III.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Marzetti?

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

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/21/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2025
• Today: 9/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MZTI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LANC
• CIK: 57515
• Web: www.lancastercolony.com
• Phone: (614) 224-7141
• Fax: 614-469-8219
• Employees: 3,700
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marzetti: $206.00
• High Price Target: $227.00
• Low Price Target: $190.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.91
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $167.35 million
• Net Margins: 8.77%
• Pretax Margin: 11.18%
• Return on Equity: 18.87%
• Return on Assets: 14.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.64
• Cash Flow: $8.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.90
• Book Value: $36.22 per share
• Price / Book: 5.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,530,000
• Free Float: 19,411,000
• Market Cap: $5.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43