Should I buy or sell Utz Brands stock right now?

12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Utz Brands in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" UTZ shares. View UTZ analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Utz Brands' stock price target for 2024?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Utz Brands' stock. Their UTZ share price targets range from $15.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $18.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for UTZ or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have UTZ shares performed in 2024?

Utz Brands' stock was trading at $16.24 at the start of the year. Since then, UTZ shares have increased by 8.3% and is now trading at $17.5950. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Utz Brands' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024. View our UTZ earnings forecast .

How can I listen to Utz Brands' earnings call?

Utz Brands will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link .

How were Utz Brands' earnings last quarter?

Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 29th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.01. The company earned $352.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $354.63 million. Utz Brands had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.08% and a negative net margin of 1.73%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.15 earnings per share.

How often does Utz Brands pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Utz Brands?

Utz Brands announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be given a dividend of $0.059 per share on Thursday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. Read our dividend analysis for UTZ .

Is Utz Brands a good dividend stock?

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.37%. Read our dividend analysis for UTZ .

What ETFs hold Utz Brands' stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL) . Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE) .

What guidance has Utz Brands issued on next quarter's earnings?

Utz Brands issued an update on its FY24 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.66-$0.69 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.65.

What other stocks do shareholders of Utz Brands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Utz Brands investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , QUALCOMM (QCOM) , CrowdStrike (CRWD) , Marvell Technology (MRVL) , PENN Entertainment (PENN) , AbbVie (ABBV) , Abbott Laboratories (ABT) , Alibaba Group (BABA) and DocuSign (DOCU) .

Who are Utz Brands' major shareholders?

Utz Brands' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Diversified Trust Co (0.03%) and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Ajay Kataria, Antonio F Fernandez , Cary Devore, Cc Collier Holdings, Llc, Chad Whyte, Chinh Chu , Dylan Lissette, Jason K Giordano , John W Altmeyer , Pamela J Stewart, Roger K Deromedi, Series R Of Um Partners, Llc, Series U Of Um Partners, Llc, Theresa Robbins Shea, Timothy Brown and Todd Staub . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Utz Brands?

Shares of UTZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Utz Brands (UTZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$17.60

+0.24 (+1.38%)

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Volume: 399,914 shs
Average Volume: 796,303 shs
Market Capitalization: $2.48 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 1.36%
Price Target: $18.63

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Utz Brands MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.75 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 5.9% Upside
$18.63 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
9.62% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.25
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$10.75 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.18%
From $0.68 to $0.79 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.74 out of 5 stars

Consumer Staples Sector

81st out of 135 stocks

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products Industry

3rd out of 4 stocks

2.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Utz Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Utz Brands has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
9.62% of the float of Utz Brands has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Utz Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.9.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Utz Brands has recently decreased by 0.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Utz Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Utz Brands has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Utz Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.38% next year. This indicates that Utz Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for UTZ.

2.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Utz Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Utz Brands this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 2 people have searched for UTZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
7 people have added Utz Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Utz Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,754,925.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
17.00% of the stock of Utz Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
95.97% of the stock of Utz Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Utz Brands are expected to grow by 16.18% in the coming year, from $0.68 to $0.79 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is -56.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Utz Brands is -56.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Utz Brands has a PEG Ratio of 1.54. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Utz Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Utz Brands Stock (NYSE:UTZ)

Utz Brands, Inc. engages in manufacture, marketing, and distribution of snack foods. It offers a range of salty snacks, including salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, veggie snacks, pub/party mixes, tortilla chips, salsa and dips, ready-to-eat popcorn, and other snacks under the Utz, Zapp's, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TORTIYAHS!, etc. The company sells its products to wholesale and other distributors, grocery stores, convenience and drug stores, discount stores, mass merchandisers, membership club stores, hard discounters, and specialty and e-commerce retailers. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

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UTZ Stock News Headlines

April 19, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

April 18, 2024 | msn.com

Utz sells Somerset County facility, certain snacks to remain

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Utz Brands Agrees To Sell Two Manufacturing Units To Our Home For $18.5 Mln

April 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Exclusive: Utz manufacturing facility in Berlin, Somerset Co., sold

April 18, 2024 | marketwatch.com

Utz Brands in Deal to Sell Two Manufacturing Plants for $18.5M

April 18, 2024 | businesswire.com

Utz Brands Announces Continued Acceleration of Supply Chain Transformation Strategy and Completes Term Loan Repricing

April 16, 2024 | businesswire.com

Utz Brands to Report First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 2, 2024

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April 15, 2024 | seekingalpha.com

Utz Brands: Enough Reasons To Be Salty (Rating Downgrade)

April 12, 2024 | nasdaq.com

Ex-Dividend Reminder: Utz Brands, AbbVie and Abbott Laboratories

April 11, 2024 | stockhouse.com

Zapp's Encourages Everyone to 'Bounce to the Flavor' in New Campaign, Celebrating the Snack Company's New Orleans Roots

April 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Zapp’s Encourages Everyone to ‘Bounce to the Flavor’ in New Campaign, Celebrating the Snack Company’s New Orleans Roots

April 11, 2024 | businesswire.com

Zapp's Encourages Everyone to ‘Bounce to the Flavor' in New Campaign, Celebrating the Snack Company's New Orleans Roots

April 9, 2024 | msn.com

Golden Flake factory sold for $6 million, to be transformed

April 8, 2024 | bizjournals.com

Golden Flake facility trades hands for $6M, multimillion-dollar project planned

April 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Is It Worth Considering Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) For Its Upcoming Dividend?

April 3, 2024 | msn.com

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April 2, 2024 | msn.com

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April 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Utz Brands' (NYSE:UTZ) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

March 30, 2024 | investing.com

Utz Brands raises annual dividend to $0.236 per share

March 28, 2024 | marketwatch.com

Utz Brands Raises Quarterly Dividend to $0.059

March 28, 2024 | businesswire.com

Utz Brands, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend

March 28, 2024 | businesswire.com

Utz Brands, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend

March 28, 2024 | nytimes.com

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 5/2 Dividend: 4/12/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Dividend Payable: 5/02/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/02/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Miscellaneous food preparations & kindred products
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:UTZ
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1739566
Web: www.colliercreekholdings.com
Phone: (717) 637-6644
Fax: N/A
Employees: 3,654
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $18.63
High Stock Price Target: $22.00
Low Stock Price Target: $15.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +5.9%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.31)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 25.88
P/E Growth: 1.54
Net Income: $-24,940,000.00
Net Margins: -1.73%
Pretax Margin: -2.73%
Return on Equity: 6.08%
Return on Assets: 3.08%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65
Current Ratio: 1.42
Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.44 billion
Price / Sales: 1.72
Cash Flow: $1.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 14.86
Book Value: $9.85 per share
Price / Book: 1.79

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 140,760,000
Free Float: 116,827,000
Market Cap: $2.48 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.97

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Key Executives

Mr. Howard A. Friedman (Age 54)
CEO & Director
Comp: $1.74M
Mr. Ajay Kataria (Age 47)
Executive VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer
Comp: $828.26k
Mr. Cary D. Devore (Age 52)
Executive VP and Chief Operating & Transformation Officer
Comp: $952.83k
Ms. Theresa Robbins Shea (Age 51)
Executive VP, General Counsel, Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $782.19k
Mr. Mark Schreiber (Age 60)
Executive VP of Sales & Chief Customer Officer
Comp: $715.63k
Mr. Satyaki Lodh
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Mr. Kevin J. Powers
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
Evan LeMay
Director of Corporate Development
Mr. James Sponaugle (Age 47)
Executive VP & Chief People Officer
Ms. Shannan Redcay (Age 43)
Executive Vice President of Manufacturing

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Insiders & Institutions

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UTZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Utz Brands stock right now?: 12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Utz Brands in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" UTZ shares.
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What is Utz Brands' stock price target for 2024?: 12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Utz Brands' stock. Their UTZ share price targets range from $15.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $18.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.9% from the stock's current price.
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How have UTZ shares performed in 2024?: Utz Brands' stock was trading at $16.24 at the start of the year. Since then, UTZ shares have increased by 8.3% and is now trading at $17.5950.
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When is Utz Brands' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024.
View our UTZ earnings forecast.
How can I listen to Utz Brands' earnings call?: Utz Brands will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
How were Utz Brands' earnings last quarter?: Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 29th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.01. The company earned $352.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $354.63 million. Utz Brands had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.08% and a negative net margin of 1.73%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.15 earnings per share.
How often does Utz Brands pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Utz Brands?: Utz Brands announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be given a dividend of $0.059 per share on Thursday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06.
Read our dividend analysis for UTZ.

Is Utz Brands a good dividend stock?: Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.37%.
Read our dividend analysis for UTZ.
What ETFs hold Utz Brands' stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL).Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE).
What guidance has Utz Brands issued on next quarter's earnings?: Utz Brands issued an update on its FY24 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.66-$0.69 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.65.
What other stocks do shareholders of Utz Brands own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Utz Brands investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Marvell Technology (MRVL), PENN Entertainment (PENN), AbbVie (ABBV), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Alibaba Group (BABA) and DocuSign (DOCU).
Who are Utz Brands' major shareholders?: Utz Brands' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Diversified Trust Co (0.03%) and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Ajay Kataria, Antonio F Fernandez, Cary Devore, Cc Collier Holdings, Llc, Chad Whyte, Chinh Chu, Dylan Lissette, Jason K Giordano, John W Altmeyer, Pamela J Stewart, Roger K Deromedi, Series R Of Um Partners, Llc, Series U Of Um Partners, Llc, Theresa Robbins Shea, Timothy Brown and Todd Staub.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Utz Brands?: Shares of UTZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NYSE:UTZ) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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