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The price of Freshpet Inc (NASDAQ: FRPT) closed at $89.32 in the last session, up 1.68% from day before closing price of $87.84. In other words, the price has increased by $1.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.34 million shares were traded. FRPT stock price reached its highest trading level at $91.255 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.4205.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FRPT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.60 and its Current Ratio is at 4.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.40.
On February 24, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also lowered its target price recommendation from $155 to $150.
Redburn Atlantic Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on May 23, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $168.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when MCLEVISH TIMOTHY R bought 1,750 shares for $88.47 per share. The transaction valued at 154,815 led to the insider holds 31,790 shares of the business.
GEORGE WALTER N. bought 500 shares of FRPT for $44,630 on Mar 10 ’25. The Director now owns 41,342 shares after completing the transaction at $89.26 per share. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, GEORGE WALTER N., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 500 shares for $95.35 each. As a result, the insider paid 47,675 and bolstered with 40,842 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FRPT now has a Market Capitalization of 4351545344 and an Enterprise Value of 4507004928. As of this moment, Freshpet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 95.75, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 37.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.622 whereas that against EBITDA is 40.169.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FRPT is 1.78, which has changed by -0.18077594 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FRPT has reached a high of $164.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $80.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -31.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.91%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FRPT traded on average about 1.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2033230 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 48.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 48.01M. Insiders hold about 1.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.96% stake in the company. Shares short for FRPT as of 1740700800 were 4709020 with a Short Ratio of 4.07, compared to 1738281600 on 4107412. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4709020 and a Short% of Float of 11.37.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
