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Utz Brands Inc (NYSE: UTZ) closed the day trading at $13.31 down -1.19% from the previous closing price of $13.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. UTZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.25.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UTZ, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 249.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on March 14, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $22 from $19 previously.
On March 01, 2024, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $20.
On January 03, 2024, Needham started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.Needham initiated its Buy rating on January 03, 2024, with a $20 target price.
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 Mar 06 ’25 when CC Collier Holdings, LLC sold 496,038 shares for $13.40 per share. The transaction valued at 6,646,909 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
CC Collier Holdings, LLC bought 496,038 shares of UTZ for $6,815,562 on Mar 06 ’25. On Feb 28 ’25, another insider, Arends Mitchell Andrew, who serves as the EVP Chief Integr Supply Chain of the company, bought 2,911 shares for $13.73 each. As a result, the insider paid 39,968 and bolstered with 62,706 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 1159251840 and an Enterprise Value of 2715450112. As of this moment, Utz’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 72.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.927 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.9.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UTZ is 1.14, which has changed by -0.27702338 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UTZ has reached a high of $20.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.31%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UTZ traded about 1.12M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UTZ traded about 1298330 shares per day. A total of 83.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 70.72M. Insiders hold about 17.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.88% stake in the company. Shares short for UTZ as of 1740700800 were 5442402 with a Short Ratio of 4.87, compared to 1738281600 on 7599667. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5442402 and a Short% of Float of 7.199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
UTZ’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.24, up from 0.238 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017668894
