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Utz Brands (UTZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$17.58 +0.28 (+1.62%)
(As of 02:49 PM ET)

About Utz Brands Stock (NYSE:UTZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$17.20
$17.59
50-Day Range
$16.21
$18.02
52-Week Range
$13.45
$20.04
Volume
219,312 shs
Average Volume
746,641 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.48 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.37%
Price Target
$21.22
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Utz Brands, Inc. engages in manufacture, marketing, and distribution of snack foods. It offers a range of salty snacks, including salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, veggie snacks, pub/party mixes, tortilla chips, salsa and dips, ready-to-eat popcorn, and other snacks under the Utz, Zapp's, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TORTIYAHS!, etc. The company sells its products to wholesale and other distributors, grocery stores, convenience and drug stores, discount stores, mass merchandisers, membership club stores, hard discounters, and specialty and e-commerce retailers. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Utz Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

UTZ MarketRank™: 

Utz Brands scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 141 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 2.78, and is based on 7 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 12.16% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $0.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is -91.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is -91.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Utz Brands has a PEG Ratio of 1.16. 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 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.11% 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 10.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Utz Brands has recently decreased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Utz Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Utz Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Utz Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.92% 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

    10.11% 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 10.7, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Utz Brands has recently decreased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Utz Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Utz Brands this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Utz Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Utz 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 $49,197,935.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.00% 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 Brands raises annual dividend payout to 24.4c per share from 23.6c
Utz Raises Quarterly Dividend 3.4%
Utz Brands, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
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UTZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Utz Brands' stock was trading at $16.24 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, UTZ stock has increased by 7.6% and is now trading at $17.47.
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Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.01. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Utz Brands' top institutional investors include Champlain Investment Partners LLC (3.26%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (2.17%), State Street Corp (1.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Chinh Chu, Roger K Deromedi, Cc Collier Holdings, Llc, Cary Devore, Series R Of Um Partners, Llc, Dylan Lissette, Mark Schreiber, Bruce John Lindeman, Christina Choi, Pamela J Stewart, Chad Whyte, Series U Of Um Partners, Llc, Ajay Kataria, Theresa Robbins Shea, Antonio F Fernandez and Jason K Giordano.
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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.
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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), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend
9/16/2024
Dividend Payable
10/03/2024
Last Earnings
10/31/2024
Today
12/10/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/2 Dividend
12/16/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
1/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products
Sub-Industry
Food Products
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,654
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$21.22
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-24,940,000.00
Pretax Margin
2.46%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.42 billion
Cash Flow
$1.19 per share
Book Value
$9.85 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
116,936,000
Market Cap
$2.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.01
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This page (NYSE:UTZ) was last updated on 12/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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