Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE:NOMD) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE:NOMD) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NOMD shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Nomad Foods in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price objective on shares of Nomad Foods in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Nomad Foods from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Nomad Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th.

Nomad Foods News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Nomad Foods this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results: EPS matched consensus at $0.50 and revenue of $907.1M materially topped analyst estimates, with FY2025 results in line with prior guidance — this reduces near‑term earnings surprise risk and shows top‑line resilience. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/read sentiment: Zacks flags NOMD as oversold after a recent decline; analysts have been raising earnings estimates, which could support a reversal if fundamentals stabilize. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate disclosure: The company filed its Annual Report (Form 20‑F) for FY‑2025 with audited financials — useful for investors but not market moving by itself. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 disclosures/transcript and previews are available for deeper read into margins, regional performance and management commentary — important for modeling but primarily confirm the mixed story. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance cut: Management updated FY26 EPS guidance to $1.71–$1.89 vs. the consensus ~ $2.06 — this guidance shortfall is the main near‑term negative catalyst, pressuring valuation and prompting investor caution. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership/strategy risk: Coverage highlights a new CEO “transition” plan that positions the company for a potentially painful restructuring year — signals of cost actions and execution risk can weigh on sentiment. Article Title

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NOMD. WealthCollab LLC increased its stake in Nomad Foods by 242.0% during the fourth quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 2,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,452 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Nomad Foods by 469.6% in the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,996 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Nomad Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD bought a new position in shares of Nomad Foods during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Nomad Foods by 87.4% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,658 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,240 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 75.26% of the company’s stock.

Nomad Foods Stock Performance

NOMD opened at $10.98 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.76 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.37 and a 200 day moving average of $12.81. Nomad Foods has a fifty-two week low of $10.66 and a fifty-two week high of $20.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Nomad Foods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 11th. Nomad Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 66.67%.

About Nomad Foods

Nomad Foods Limited is a leading frozen foods company headquartered in the United Kingdom, operating under the ticker symbol NOMD on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s portfolio comprises well-known consumer brands such as Birds Eye, iglo, Findus, Goodfella’s and Aunt Bessie’s, covering a wide range of categories including vegetables, seafood, ready meals, pizzas and desserts. Nomad Foods focuses on delivering convenient, high-quality frozen products designed to meet evolving consumer preferences for taste, nutrition and ease of preparation.

Formed in 2015 through the acquisition of Iglo Group by investment firms Permira and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Nomad Foods was created with the strategy of building Europe’s largest frozen foods platform.