Marzetti (MZTI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Marzetti Company (NASDAQ: MZTI), formerly Lancaster Colony Corporation, is a specialty food manufacturer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Its history traces to Teresa Marzetti’s Italian restaurant, which opened in Columbus in 1896; the company adopted The Marzetti Company name in 2023.

The company makes branded and private-label products for grocery retailers and foodservice customers. Its offerings include salad dressings, dips, croutons, frozen garlic bread, rolls and other specialty breads and baked goods.

Its brands include Marzetti, New York Bakery and Sister Schubert’s. The company serves customers primarily in the United States through retail and foodservice channels.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $110.00 to $112.58
• 50-Day Range: $99.19 to $112.33
• 52-Week Range: $97.00 to $176.26
• Volume: 45,280 shs
• Average Volume: 330,373 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.60
• Dividend Yield: 3.59%
• Price Target: $132.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Marzetti Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marzetti scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 169 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Marzetti has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Marzetti has a consensus price target of $132.50, representing about 18.9% upside from its current price of $111.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marzetti has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marzetti is 17.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marzetti is 17.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.70.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marzetti has a P/B Ratio of 2.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.31% 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 4.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marzetti has recently decreased by 11.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Marzetti is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.59%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Marzetti has been increasing its dividend for 62 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marzetti is 63.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Marzetti has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Marzetti this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for MZTI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Marzetti to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marzetti insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $100,508.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.30% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/31 Dividend: 12/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MZTI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LANC
• CIK: 57515
• Web: www.marzetticompany.com
• Phone: (614) 224-7141
• Fax: 614-469-8219
• Employees: 3,500
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marzetti: $132.50
• High Price Target: $135.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $191.61 million
• Net Margins: 9.06%
• Pretax Margin: 11.47%
• Return on Equity: 16.46%
• Return on Assets: 11.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: $9.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.79
• Book Value: $38.60 per share
• Price / Book: 2.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,240,000
• Free Float: 19,260,000
• Market Cap: $3.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34