Utz Brands
About: Utz Brands Inc is a manufacturer of branded salty snacks. It produces a broad offering of salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, pub/party mixes, and other snacks. Its iconic portfolio of authentic, craft, and better-for-you (BFY) brands, which includes Utz, Zapp's, On The Border, Golden Flake, and Boulder Canyon, among others, enjoys household penetration in the United States, where its products can be found in approximately half of U.S. household. The company operates in eight manufacturing facilities with a broad range of capabilities, and its products are distributed nationally to grocery, mass, club, convenience, drug, e-commerce and other retailers through direct shipments, distributors, and approximately 2,500 DSD routes.
Employees: 3,200
0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
95% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 55
62% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 26
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.73M | Put options by funds: $4.14M
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 222 [Q4 2024] → 236 (+14) [Q1 2025]
7.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.8% [Q4 2024] → 86.94% (-7.86%) [Q1 2025]
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.23B [Q4 2024] → $1.05B (-$172M) [Q1 2025]
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 0 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$13.50
3%
upside
Avg. target
$14.83
13%
upside
High target
$16
22%
upside
3 analyst ratings
1 positive
33%
2 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
UBS Peter Grom | 3%upside $13.50 | Neutral Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
DA Davidson Brian Holland | 22%upside $16 | Buy Upgraded | 24 Apr 2025 |
TD Cowen Robert Moskow | 14%upside $15 | Hold Downgraded | 22 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about UTZ published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
4 Stocks to Watch That Recently Hiked Dividends Amid Economic Woes
UTZ, SUI, EOG and CASY just raised dividends, offering stability as markets wrestle with tariff fears and rate-cut uncertainty.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Utz Brands, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
HANOVER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, and a small-cap value Staples equity, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of approximately $0.061 per share on the Company's Class A Common Stock. Payment is expected to be made by the Company on July 3, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2025. The cash dividend will be.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Utz Brands to Webcast Presentation at the Oppenheimer 25th Annual Consumer Growth and E-Commerce Conference on June 10
HANOVER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded Salty Snacks and a small-cap value Staples equity, announced today that the Company plans to webcast their presentation at the virtual Oppenheimer 25th Annual Consumer Growth and E-Commerce on June 10, 2025, at 12:45 p.m. ET. The live webcast will be made accessible at the “Events & Presentations” section of Utz's investor relations website at https://investors.utzsna.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Utz Brands Showcase Seasonal Snack Collections, Innovations at 2025 Sweets & Snacks Expo
HANOVER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utz Brands, Inc.®, a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks for more than 100 years, will showcase its Utz®, Zapp's®, Boulder Canyon® and On The Border® Chips & Dips fan-favorite products and new flavor innovations in booth #2714 at the 2025 Sweets & Snacks Expo, held May 13-15 in Indianapolis. This year at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, Utz Brands will showcase its extensive year-round seasonal collections, featuring specially crafted snacks for.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
UTZ or MDLZ: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors with an interest in Food - Miscellaneous stocks have likely encountered both Utz Brands (UTZ) and Mondelez (MDLZ). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) Q1 2025 Results Prepared Remarks (Transcript)
Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ ) Q1 2025 Results Prepared Remarks May 1, 2025 6:30 AM ET Company Participants Kevin Powers - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Howard Friedman - Chief Executive Officer Ajay Kataria - Chief Financial Officer Kevin Powers Good morning, and thank you for joining us today for our pre-recorded discussion of our first quarter 2025 earnings results. Joining me on the call today are Howard Friedman, CEO; Ajay Kataria, CFO.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE:UTZ ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 1, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Kevin Powers - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Howard Friedman - Chief Executive Officer Ajay Kataria - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Lazar - Barclays Peter Galbo - Bank of America Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Erica Eiler - Oppenheimer & Co. Jim Salera - Stephens Inc. Scott Marks - Jefferies John Baumgartner - Mizuho Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Desiree, and I will be your operator for today's call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Utz Brands (UTZ) Meets Q1 Earnings Estimates
Utz Brands (UTZ) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.16 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.14 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Utz Brands Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Reaffirms Full-Year 2025 Outlook
HANOVER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded Salty Snacks and a small-cap value Staples equity, today reported financial results for the Company's first fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2025. 1Q'25 Summary(1) Net Sales increased 1.6% to $352.1 million Total Organic Net Sales increased 2.9%; Branded Salty Snacks increased 4.9% Gross Profit Margin decline of 90bps Adjusted Gross Profit Margin expansion of 100bps Net Inc.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Utz Launches Limited Edition Lemonade Potato Chips
HANOVER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #UTZLEMONADEPOTATOCHIPS--Utz®, a leading U.S. salty snack brand, has teamed up with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, the largest independent childhood cancer charity in the U.S., to introduce its latest innovation: lemonade-flavored potato chips. The new Utz Lemonade Potato Chips combine the tangy sweetness of lemonade with the classic salty crunch of Utz potato chips, delivering a bold, unique flavor experience. “Just in time for summer, Utz Lemonade Potato Chips bring together the nost.
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