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After finishing at $12.83 in the prior trading day, Utz Brands Inc (NYSE: UTZ) closed at $12.65, down -1.40%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. UTZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.335.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UTZ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.36.
On April 23, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $15.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $15.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 07 ’25 when Werzyn William Jr. bought 8,000 shares for $11.81 per share. The transaction valued at 94,472 led to the insider holds 22,970 shares of the business.
Whyte Chad bought 5,000 shares of UTZ for $59,815 on May 05 ’25. The EVP, Supply Chain now owns 58,717 shares after completing the transaction at $11.96 per share. On May 05 ’25, another insider, Brown Timothy, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $11.96 each. As a result, the insider paid 59,784 and bolstered with 67,573 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, UTZ now has a Market Capitalization of 1104171776 and an Enterprise Value of 2705240064. As of this moment, Utz’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.912 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.597.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTZ is 1.17, which has changed by -0.24612635 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.111126065 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UTZ has reached a high of $18.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.11%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 853400 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 86.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 70.78M. Insiders hold about 17.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.30% stake in the company. Shares short for UTZ as of 1748563200 were 5712501 with a Short Ratio of 4.65, compared to 1745971200 on 4855156. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5712501 and a Short% of Float of 11.78.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UTZ’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.179, compared to 0.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013951676
