Utz Brands (UTZ) Competitors $13.04 -0.18 (-1.32%) As of 07/3/2025 03:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UTZ vs. FRPT, NOMD, VITL, KLG, OTLY, MAMA, BYND, AFRI, BRLS, and WYHGShould you be buying Utz Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Utz Brands include Freshpet (FRPT), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Vital Farms (VITL), WK Kellogg (KLG), Oatly Group (OTLY), Mama's Creations (MAMA), Beyond Meat (BYND), Forafric Global (AFRI), Borealis Foods (BRLS), and Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (WYHG). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry. Utz Brands vs. Its Competitors Freshpet Nomad Foods Vital Farms WK Kellogg Oatly Group Mama's Creations Beyond Meat Forafric Global Borealis Foods Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) and Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, FRPT or UTZ? Freshpet has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utz Brands has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FRPT or UTZ? Freshpet currently has a consensus price target of $122.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.07%. Utz Brands has a consensus price target of $17.69, suggesting a potential upside of 35.59%. Given Freshpet's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Freshpet is more favorable than Utz Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Freshpet 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Utz Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FRPT or UTZ? 96.0% of Utz Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Freshpet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Utz Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FRPT or UTZ? In the previous week, Utz Brands had 5 more articles in the media than Freshpet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Utz Brands and 2 mentions for Freshpet. Freshpet's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Utz Brands' score of 0.37 indicating that Freshpet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Freshpet 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Utz Brands 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, FRPT or UTZ? Freshpet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Utz Brands. Utz Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freshpet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFreshpet$975.18M3.59$46.92M$0.31231.41Utz Brands$1.41B1.31$15.97M$0.3240.77 Is FRPT or UTZ more profitable? Utz Brands has a net margin of 1.94% compared to Freshpet's net margin of 1.54%. Utz Brands' return on equity of 8.05% beat Freshpet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Freshpet1.54% 3.16% 2.11% Utz Brands 1.94%8.05%4.14% SummaryUtz Brands beats Freshpet on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Utz Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UTZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UTZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUtz BrandsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.86B$8.49B$16.44B$20.68BDividend Yield1.85%3.40%3.13%3.71%P/E Ratio40.7726.6020.3328.10Price / Sales1.311.7457.0138.27Price / Cash10.0712.8314.8722.53Price / Book1.323.736.184.58Net Income$15.97M$398.24M$685.51M$986.06M7 Day Performance4.82%2.25%2.70%2.79%1 Month Performance-4.89%0.41%1.41%5.46%1 Year Performance-20.94%-0.23%7.72%15.06% Utz Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTZUtz Brands3.7709 of 5 stars$13.05-1.3%$17.69+35.6%-20.4%$1.86B$1.41B40.773,200FRPTFreshpet4.0326 of 5 stars$67.96-0.6%$122.00+79.5%-45.8%$3.31B$1.01B219.231,296Positive NewsNOMDNomad Foods4.8295 of 5 stars$16.98-0.4%$24.00+41.3%+3.6%$2.60B$3.35B11.327,788Positive NewsVITLVital Farms3.5783 of 5 stars$38.52-0.8%$44.63+15.8%-12.5%$1.72B$606.31M34.39290Insider TradeKLGWK Kellogg1.1867 of 5 stars$15.94-0.4%$16.86+5.8%+3.5%$1.37B$2.71B24.913,280News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeOTLYOatly Group1.8915 of 5 stars$11.87+2.0%$16.80+41.5%-33.2%$355.27M$823.67M-2.081,482Positive NewsMAMAMama's Creations1.8697 of 5 stars$8.30+1.0%$10.50+26.5%+21.6%$312.16M$123.33M75.46N/ANews CoverageBYNDBeyond Meat2.7599 of 5 stars$3.49+2.0%$4.00+14.6%-47.7%$266.88M$326.45M-1.53880Positive NewsAFRIForafric GlobalN/A$7.80+0.5%N/A-27.3%$209.66M$274.22M0.001High Trading VolumeBRLSBorealis FoodsN/A$3.66-8.0%N/A-61.0%$78.25M$27.67M-3.70N/AWYHGWing Yip Food Holdings GroupN/A$1.49+28.4%N/AN/A$74.99M$144.63M0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Freshpet Competitors Nomad Foods Competitors Vital Farms Competitors WK Kellogg Competitors Oatly Group Competitors Mama's Creations Competitors Beyond Meat Competitors Forafric Global Competitors Borealis Foods Competitors Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UTZ) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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