NASDAQ:TWNKHostess Brands Stock Price, Forecast & News

$12.08

-0.12 (-0.98 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$11.92

Now: $12.08▼

$12.14

50-Day Range

$11.25

MA: $11.76▼

$12.35

52-Week Range

$9.32

Now: $12.08▼

$14.86

Volume689,602 shs

Average Volume1.27 million shs

Market Capitalization$1.58 billion

P/E Ratio33.54

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.81

Hostess Brands, Inc., a packaged food company, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes fresh sweet baked goods in the United States. It primarily offer a range of snack cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, breakfast pastries, snack pies, and related products. The company operates in two segments, Sweet Baked Goods and In-Store Bakery. The Sweet Baked Goods segment offers fresh and frozen sweet baked goods and bread products under the Hostess, Dolly Madison, Cloverhill, and Big Texas brands, as well as store branded products. The In-Store Bakery segment primarily provides Superior on Main branded eclairs, madeleines, brownies, and iced cookies in the bakery section of grocery and club stores. The company was formerly known as Gores Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Hostess Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Hostess Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.3 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Hostess Brands has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $15.38, Hostess Brands has a potential upside of 27.3% from its current price of $12.08.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Hostess Brands has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Hostess Brands has received 228 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Hostess Brands has received 296 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Hostess Brands has received 56.49% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Hostess Brands and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe TWNK will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe TWNK will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Hostess Brands does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Hostess Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Hostess Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,929,250.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 24.60% of the stock of Hostess Brands is held by insiders.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Hostess Brands are expected to grow by 18.18% in the coming year, from $0.66 to $0.78 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Hostess Brands is 33.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.56.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Hostess Brands is 33.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 41.15.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Hostess Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.36 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Bakery products

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorConsumer Staples

Current SymbolNASDAQ:TWNK

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1644406

Webwww.hostessbrands.com

Phone816-701-4600

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.71

Current Ratio1.66

Quick Ratio1.38

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio33.54

Forward P/E Ratio18.30

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$907.67 million

Price / Sales1.74

Cash Flow$0.89 per share

Price / Cash Flow13.62

Book Value$12.03 per share

Price / Book1.00

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.61

Net Income$63.12 million

Net Margins4.78%

Return on Equity4.71%

Return on Assets2.36%

Miscellaneous

Employees2,000

Outstanding Shares130,640,000

Market Cap$1.58 billion

Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Hostess Brands' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Hostess Brands' stock was trading at $11.60 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, TWNK shares have increased by 4.1% and is now trading at $12.0750. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Hostess Brands?

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hostess Brands in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Hostess Brands.

When is Hostess Brands' next earnings date?

Hostess Brands is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hostess Brands.

How were Hostess Brands' earnings last quarter?

Hostess Brands Inc (NASDAQ:TWNK) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $243.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $230.09 million. Hostess Brands had a return on equity of 4.71% and a net margin of 4.78%. The company's revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. View Hostess Brands' earnings history.

What price target have analysts set for TWNK?

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Hostess Brands' stock. Their forecasts range from $12.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Hostess Brands' share price to reach $15.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hostess Brands.

Has Hostess Brands been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about TWNK stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hostess Brands earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutHostess Brands.

Who are some of Hostess Brands' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Hostess Brands include REMY COINTREAU/ADR (REMYY), Post (POST), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Square Enix (SQNXF), Newell Brands (NWL), Ingredion (INGR), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Flowers Foods (FLO), San Miguel (SMGBY), Helen of Troy (HELE), 51job (JOBS), Nomad Foods (NOMD), COCA COLA AMATI/ADR (CCLAY), Lancaster Colony (LANC) and US Foods (USFD). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hostess Brands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hostess Brands investors own include Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), General Electric (GE), ServiceNow (NOW), Okta (OKTA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Who are Hostess Brands' key executives?

Hostess Brands' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Thomas Alan Peterson, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 46)
Mr. Andrew Wilson Jacobs, Exec. VP & COO (Age 51)
Mr. Michael John Cramer, Exec. VP, Chief Admin. Officer & Assistant Sec. (Age 66)
Ms. Jolyn Jenssen Sebree, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 47)
Mr. Andrew P. Callahan, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)

What is Hostess Brands' stock symbol?

Hostess Brands trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "TWNK."

Who are Hostess Brands' major shareholders?

Hostess Brands' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Champlain Investment Partners LLC (7.53%), BlackRock Inc. (7.34%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.00%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.00%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.18%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.49%). Company insiders that own Hostess Brands stock include Andrew Wilson Jacobs, C Dean Metropoulos, Cdm Hostess Class C, Llc, Hostess Cdm Co-Invest, Llc and Larry E Bodner. View institutional ownership trends for Hostess Brands.

Which institutional investors are selling Hostess Brands stock?

TWNK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Hostess Brands company stock in the last year include C Dean Metropoulos, Cdm Hostess Class C, Llc, and Hostess Cdm Co-Invest, Llc. View insider buying and selling activity for Hostess Brands.

Which institutional investors are buying Hostess Brands stock?

TWNK stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Two Sigma Investments LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Group AG, Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Hostess Brands stock in the last two years include Andrew Wilson Jacobs, and Larry E Bodner. View insider buying and selling activity for Hostess Brands.

How do I buy shares of Hostess Brands?

Shares of TWNK 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Hostess Brands' stock price today?

One share of TWNK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.08.

How big of a company is Hostess Brands?

Hostess Brands has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion and generates $907.67 million in revenue each year. The company earns $63.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.61 on an earnings per share basis. Hostess Brands employs 2,000 workers across the globe.

What is Hostess Brands' official website?

The official website for Hostess Brands is www.hostessbrands.com.

How can I contact Hostess Brands?

Hostess Brands' mailing address is 1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD, KANSAS CITY MO, 64111. The company can be reached via phone at 816-701-4600 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 6/1/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff