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Utz Brands (UTZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$12.79 -0.22 (-1.72%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$12.81 +0.02 (+0.19%)
As of 08/8/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About Utz Brands Stock (NYSE:UTZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$12.65
$13.10
50-Day Range
$12.45
$14.50
52-Week Range
$11.53
$18.89
Volume
775,803 shs
Average Volume
1.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.81 billion
P/E Ratio
60.89
Dividend Yield
1.88%
Price Target
$17.29
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Utz Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

UTZ MarketRank™: 

Utz Brands scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 150 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Utz Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Utz Brands' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Utz Brands are expected to grow by 8.24% in the coming year, from $0.85 to $0.92 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is 60.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is 60.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.62.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Utz Brands has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Utz Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.97% of the float of Utz Brands has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Utz Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Utz Brands has recently increased by 529,066.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Utz Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Utz Brands has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Utz Brands is 114.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Utz Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.09% next year. This indicates that Utz Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Utz Brands' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.97% of the float of Utz Brands has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Utz Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Utz Brands has recently increased by 529,066.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Utz Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Utz Brands this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for UTZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    16.32% of the stock of Utz Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.97% of the stock of Utz Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Utz Brands' insider trading history.
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UTZ Stock News Headlines

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UTZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Utz Brands' stock was trading at $15.66 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, UTZ stock has decreased by 18.4% and is now trading at $12.7860.

Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.02. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Utz Brands include Copeland Capital Management LLC (2.00%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.42%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.22%) and Tributary Capital Management LLC (0.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Chinh Chu, Roger K Deromedi, Cary Devore, Howard A Friedman, Series R Of Um Partners, Llc, Dylan Lissette, Mark Schreiber, Timothy Brown, Theresa Robbins Shea, Bruce John Lindeman, Christina Choi, William Jr Werzyn, Pamela J Stewart, Chad Whyte, Series U Of Um Partners, Llc and Cc Collier Holdings, Llc.
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Shares of UTZ 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Utz Brands investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/3 Dividend
6/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend
6/16/2025
Dividend Payable
7/03/2025
Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
8/10/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sub-Industry
Food Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:UTZ
CIK
1739566
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$20.00
Low Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+35.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.21
Trailing P/E Ratio
60.89
Forward P/E Ratio
15.04
P/E Growth
1.72
Net Income
$15.97 million
Net Margins
1.27%
Pretax Margin
1.99%
Return on Equity
7.81%
Return on Assets
3.93%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.62
Current Ratio
1.29
Quick Ratio
0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.41 billion
Price / Sales
1.28
Cash Flow
$1.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.76
Book Value
$9.74 per share
Price / Book
1.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
141,410,000
Free Float
118,332,000
Market Cap
$1.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.17

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This page (NYSE:UTZ) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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