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After finishing at $13.93 in the prior trading day, Utz Brands Inc (NYSE: UTZ) closed at $13.03, down -6.46%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.71 million shares were traded. UTZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.89.
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 1121385216 and an Enterprise Value of 2815399168. As of this moment, Utz’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.99 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.477.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTZ is 1.19, which has changed by -0.19815385 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 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 -2.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.59%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1247770 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 91.04% stake in the company. Shares short for UTZ as of 1752537600 were 6346956 with a Short Ratio of 5.24, compared to 1749772800 on 8018556. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6346956 and a Short% of Float of 13.089999999999998.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 10.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.25, with high estimates of $0.26 and low estimates of $0.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.82 and $0.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.81. EPS for the following year is $0.94, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.0 and $0.88.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $375.23M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $376M to a low estimate of $374.64M. As of the current estimate, Utz Brands Inc’s year-ago sales were $365.52MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $348.65M. There is a high estimate of $351M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $346.2M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UTZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.45B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.41BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.49B and the low estimate is $1.47B.
