Freshpet Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

FRPT Stock  USD 158.03  0.64  0.40%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Freshpet is 'Strong Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Freshpet given historical horizon and risk tolerance. When we issue a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Freshpet, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Freshpet has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0813, Jensen Alpha of 0.1619, Total Risk Alpha of 0.1154, Sortino Ratio of 0.1031 and Treynor Ratio of 0.267
Macroaxis provides advice on Freshpet to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on Freshpet. Our investment recommendation engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Freshpet is not overpriced, please confirm all Freshpet fundamentals, including its number of shares shorted, book value per share, current asset, as well as the relationship between the net income and number of employees . Given that Freshpet has a number of shares shorted of 4.51 M, we urge you to verify Freshpet market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Freshpet Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

The company reported the previous year's revenue of 766.89 M. Net Loss for the year was (33.61 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 358.93 M.
Over 98.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from zacks.com: Colgate Advances 13 percent in a Year To Buy or Not to Buy the Stock

Freshpet Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Freshpet's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Freshpet's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Freshpet daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Freshpet price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Freshpet returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Freshpet.
Mean Return
0.19
Value At Risk
-2.16
Potential Upside
2.33
Standard Deviation
2.11
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Freshpet historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Freshpet Stock Institutional Investors

The Freshpet's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Freshpet's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Amvescap Plc.2024-09-30
1.3 M
Jennison Associates Llc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Riverbridge Partners Llc2024-09-30
939.5 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
896.3 K
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
835.7 K
State Street Corp2024-09-30
808 K
Driehaus Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
771.5 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-09-30
753.7 K
D. E. Shaw & Co Lp2024-09-30
683.6 K
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
4.6 M
Wcm Investment Management2024-09-30
2.8 M
Note, although Freshpet's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Freshpet Cash Flow Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory(6.8M)(16.8M)(26.2M)(1.2M)(1.1M)(1.1M)
Change In Cash57.8M5.5M59.9M164.1M188.8M198.2M
Free Cash Flow(113.4M)(321.5M)(273.3M)(163.2M)(146.8M)(139.5M)
Depreciation21.1M30.5M34.6M58.5M67.3M70.7M
Other Non Cash Items834K2.5M9.7M11.8M10.6M11.2M
Capital Expenditures134.6M322.1M230.1M239.1M275.0M288.7M
Net Income(3.2M)(29.7M)(59.5M)(33.6M)(30.3M)(28.7M)
End Period Cash Flow67.2M72.8M132.7M296.9M341.4M358.5M
Investments(27.9M)(322.1M)(233.4M)(239.1M)(215.2M)(204.4M)
Net Borrowings53.8M53.8M(55.9M)(3.3M)(3.8M)(3.9M)
Change To Netincome8.7M12.9M29.2M35.0M40.3M42.3M

Freshpet Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Freshpet or Food Products sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Freshpet's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Freshpet stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.16
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.67
σ
Overall volatility
2.16
Ir
Information ratio 0.07

Freshpet Volatility Alert

Freshpet has relatively low volatility with skewness of 3.08 and kurtosis of 17.85. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Freshpet's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Freshpet's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Freshpet Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Freshpet's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Freshpet's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Freshpet and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Freshpet or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Freshpet's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Freshpet by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Freshpet to competition
FundamentalsFreshpetPeer Average
Return On Equity0.045-0.31
Return On Asset0.0143-0.14
Profit Margin0.05 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.05 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation7.85 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding48.54 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders1.86 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions98.14 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted4.51 M4.71 M
Price To Book7.54 X9.51 X
Price To Sales8.30 X11.42 X
Revenue766.89 M9.43 B
Gross Profit358.93 M27.38 B
EBITDA41.1 M3.9 B
Net Income(33.61 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents327.18 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share6.84 X5.01 X
Total Debt425.06 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.08 %48.70 %
Current Ratio6.42 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share21.05 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations75.94 M971.22 M
Short Ratio9.23 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share0.89 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth(7.33) X4.89 X
Target Price165.59
Number Of Employees1.08 K18.84 K
Beta1.39-0.15
Market Capitalization7.7 B19.03 B
Total Asset1.46 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(328.73 M)9.33 B
Working Capital338.1 M1.48 B
Current Asset25.39 M9.34 B
Note: Disposition of 32 shares by Todd Cunfer of Freshpet at 153.18 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Freshpet Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Freshpet . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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