Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. is a confectionery company that manufactures and sells candy products in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1896 by Leo Hirschfield, the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and has built a portfolio of widely recognized brands sold through retail, grocery, convenience, and other distribution channels.

Its products include Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops, along with Dubble Bubble, Charms, Junior Mints, DOTS, Sugar Babies, Sugar Daddy, Charleston Chew, Andes, and Cella’s. The company offers a range of chewy, hard, bubble, chocolate, and other sugar confectionery products, with items typically marketed in individual, theater, seasonal, and assorted package formats.

Tootsie Roll Industries serves consumers through distribution networks covering the United States and international markets. Ellen R. Gordon serves as the company’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.74 to $38.16
• 50-Day Range: $37.52 to $41.83
• 52-Week Range: $34.44 to $45.06
• Volume: 130,655 shs
• Average Volume: 134,419 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.48
• Dividend Yield: 0.95%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Tootsie Roll Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Tootsie Roll Industries scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 150th out of 174 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Tootsie Roll Industries has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Tootsie Roll Industries has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Tootsie Roll Industries is 29.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Tootsie Roll Industries is 29.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.02.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Tootsie Roll Industries has a P/B Ratio of 3.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Tootsie Roll Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Tootsie Roll Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.25, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Tootsie Roll Industries has recently increased by 0.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Tootsie Roll Industries has a dividend yield of 0.95%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Tootsie Roll Industries has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Tootsie Roll Industries is 28.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.81

News Sentiment

Tootsie Roll Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.81. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Tootsie Roll Industries this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for TR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

46.79% of the stock of Tootsie Roll Industries is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

14.28% of the stock of Tootsie Roll Industries is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• 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:TR
• CIK: 98677
• Web: www.tootsie.com
• Phone: (773) 838-3400
• Fax: 773-838-3534
• Employees: 2,100
• Year Founded: 1896

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $100.05 million
• Net Margins: 13.14%
• Pretax Margin: 17.87%
• Return on Equity: 10.16%
• Return on Assets: 7.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.89
• Quick Ratio: 1.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $724.67 million
• Price / Sales: 3.93
• Cash Flow: $1.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.92
• Book Value: $12.53 per share
• Price / Book: 3.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,070,000
• Free Float: 39,946,000
• Market Cap: $2.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41