Utz Brands, Inc. UTZ
At closeNov 6, 2026, 6:23 PM EST
After hours · Nov 6, 6:23 PM ET
- YTD
- +37.19%
- 1 year
- +39.06%
- Market cap
- 2.05B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 1.45B
- Profit margin
- -2.00%
- EPS (ttm)
- -0.33
- Shares out
- 88.61M
- Forward P/E
- 17.06
- Dividend
- 0.25 (1.77%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 20, 2026
- YTD return
- +37.19%
- 1-year return
- +39.06%
- Volume
- 2.50M
- Avg volume
- 1.91M
- Open
- 14.24
- Previous close
- 14.27
- Day's range
- 14.24 – 14.25
- 52-week range
- 6.80 – 14.32
- Beta
- 0.78
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 14.31 (+0.5%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 11, 2027
ALL +4.64 (+48.18%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 2.86B
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 1.41
- Price / book
- 1.81
- Dividend yield
- 1.77%
- Payout ratio
- 2460.00%
- Revenue growth
- 1.40%
- Free cash flow
- 103.20M
- Total cash
- 58.60M
- Total debt
- 1.03B
- Return on equity
- -3.11%
- Short % of float
- 5.92%
- 50-day average
- 14.26
- 200-day average
- 10.46
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Target (low)
- 14.00
- Target (mean)
- 14.31
- Target (high)
- 15.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy0
- Hold9
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 11, 2027
Expected Feb 11, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.21712.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2027 | Dec 27, 2026 | 0.22 | — | — | — |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | 0.2262 | 0.10 | -0.13 | -55.79% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 | 0.1847 | 0.19 | +0.01 | +2.87% |
| May 6, 2026 | Mar 29, 2026 | 0.14 | 0.15 | +0.01 | +7.14% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Dec 28, 2025 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | Piper Sandler | down | Overweight | Neutral |
| Jul 22, 2026 | DA Davidson | down | Buy | Neutral |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Barclays | down | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | down | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 16, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About Utz Brands, Inc.
Utz Brands, Inc. manufactures branded salty snacks in the United States. The company provides a range of salty snack food products, such as potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pub and party mixes, pork skins, and ready-to-eat popcorn, as well as other snacks which include salsa and dips; and non-branded and non-salty snacks comprising partner brands, private label, and co-manufacturing products. It offers its products under the Utz, On The Border, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, Golden Flake, Miguelito's, Hawaiian, Bachman, Tim's Cascade, Dirty Potato Chips, TGI Fridays, and Vitner's brand names. The company distributes its products through direct-to-warehouse, direct-store-delivery, third-party distributors, and direct-to-consumer. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Country
- United States
- Website
- utzsnacks.com
News
Utz Brands (UTZ) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates 
Utz Brands Q3 Adj. EPS $0.10 Misses $0.23 Estimate, Sales $369.200M Miss $384.596M Estimate 
Utz Brands Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results 
Utz Brands Announces Howard Friedman To Cease Employment As CEO Following Privatization Closing; Departure Expected Effective November 30, 2026 
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Utz Brands Q2 Adj. EPS $0.19 Misses $0.20 Estimate, Sales $371.800M Miss $374.162M Estimate 
Deal Dispatch: Intersnack Group Buys Utz, Vita Coco Acquires Copra Coconuts, TGI Friday's Wins Chapter 11 Liquidation Plan
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC COLLIER HOLDINGS, LLC | Unknown | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 6, 2025 | 0 |
| DEROMEDI ROGER K | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 22, 2026 | 4,783,980 |
| DEVORE CARY D | Chief Operating Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jan 5, 2025 | 466,310 |
| FERNANDEZ ANTONIO F | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 22, 2026 | 263,533 |
| FRIEDMAN HOWARD A | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 8, 2026 | 610,045 |
| GIORDANO JASON K | Director | Stock Gift | Oct 14, 2026 | 3,840,290 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.91% | 6,122,796 | 87.19M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.59% | 4,066,303 | 57.90M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 3.92% | 3,471,373 | 49.43M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.69% | 3,273,514 | 46.61M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2.73% | 2,415,524 | 34.40M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Focus Partners Wealth | 2.70% | 2,389,800 | 34.03M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.57% | 2,275,131 | 32.40M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.15% | 1,908,379 | 27.18M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| JPMorgan Trust I-JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Fund | 2.04% | 1,809,523 | 25.77M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.83% | 1,622,760 | 23.11M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Diamond Hill Funds-Diamond Hill Small Cap Fund | 1.56% | 1,379,307 | 19.64M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.16% | 1,028,989 | 14.65M | Jun 29, 2026 |