FreshpetFRPT
About: Freshpet produces and sells premium fresh pet food through its company-owned refrigerators placed in grocery, mass and club, pet specialty, and natural stores. Freshpet primarily targets dogs (96% of 2024 sales), with cats and treats comprising the rest of its sales. Geographically, the company's home US market, where all its food is produced, accounts for about 98% of sales, with exports to Canada, the United Kingdom, and other European countries accounting for the remaining balance.
Employees: 1,296
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
84% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 38
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.14B [Q3] → $7.79B (+$653M) [Q4]
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 369 [Q3] → 393 (+24) [Q4]
1.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 107.31% [Q3] → 108.46% (+1.15%) [Q4]
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 143
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $126M | Put options by funds: $189M
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q3] → 7 (-4) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Truist Securities Bill Chappell 24% 1-year accuracy 9 / 38 met price target | 9%upside $80 | Hold Downgraded | 30 Apr 2025 |
Benchmark Todd Brooks 31% 1-year accuracy 14 / 45 met price target | 90%upside $140 | Buy Maintained | 15 Apr 2025 |
Stifel Mark Astrachan 43% 1-year accuracy 12 / 28 met price target | 56%upside $115 | Buy Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Ken Goldman 50% 1-year accuracy 6 / 12 met price target | 24%upside $91 | Neutral Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Marc Torrente 9% 1-year accuracy 1 / 11 met price target | 50%upside $110 | Overweight Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about FRPT published over the past 30 days
