Nomad Foods (NOMD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nomad Foods is a European food company focused on the frozen-food market. Its portfolio includes frozen fish, vegetables, meals, poultry products, potato products and ice cream, which it sells through retail and foodservice channels.

The company’s principal brands include Birds Eye in the United Kingdom and other markets, Findus in several European countries, and iglo in Germany, Austria and other parts of continental Europe. Its portfolio also includes Aunt Bessie’s and Goodfella’s, among other regional brands.

Nomad Foods was formed in 2014 and acquired the Iglo Group, including the Birds Eye, Findus and iglo businesses, in 2015. The company serves consumers across numerous European markets, with operations and products tailored to local preferences. Stefan Descheemaecker has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.56 to $10.79
• 50-Day Range: $10.51 to $12.68
• 52-Week Range: $8.99 to $13.48
• Volume: 1.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.44
• Dividend Yield: 6.39%
• Price Target: $13.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Nomad Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nomad Foods scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 171 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Nomad Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Nomad Foods has a consensus price target of $13.25, representing about 24.4% upside from its current price of $10.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nomad Foods has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nomad Foods are expected to grow by 2.45% in the coming year, from $1.63 to $1.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nomad Foods is 10.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nomad Foods is 10.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nomad Foods has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% of the float of Nomad Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nomad Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nomad Foods has recently increased by 0.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Nomad Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.42%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Nomad Foods has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nomad Foods is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Nomad Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.72% next year. This indicates that Nomad Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Nomad Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 3 news articles for Nomad Foods this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for NOMD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -89% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Nomad Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Nomad Foods in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $954,236.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0641% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Nomad Foods insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $954,236.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.27% of the stock of Nomad Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.26% of the stock of Nomad Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NOMD
• CIK: 1651717
• Web: www.nomadfoods.com
• Phone: 442089183200
• Fax: 44-20-8918-3491
• Employees: 7,752
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Nomad Foods: $13.25
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $154.66 million
• Net Margins: 4.20%
• Pretax Margin: 4.44%
• Return on Equity: 8.88%
• Return on Assets: 3.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.90
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.43
• Cash Flow: $2.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.98
• Book Value: $18.42 per share
• Price / Book: 0.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 139,790,000
• Free Float: 115,649,000
• Market Cap: $1.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69