Utz Brands Ownership

UTZ Stock  USD 17.10  0.19  1.12%   
Utz Brands shows a total of 82.54 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Utz Brands outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Utz Brands to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Utz Brands. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Utz Brands as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that roughly eight million two hundred seventy-eight thousand five hundred twelve invesors are currently shorting Utz Brands expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2018-06-30
Previous Quarter
85 M
Current Value
82.4 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
74.8 M
Quarterly Volatility
32.4 M
 
Covid
Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Utz Brands in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Utz Brands, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividend Yield is likely to rise to 0.02 in 2024, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 14.4 M in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 76.1 M in 2024. Net Loss is likely to drop to about (473.3 K) in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Utz Stock Ownership Analysis

About 17.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by insiders. The book value of Utz Brands was at this time reported as 8.31. The company has Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio of 120.43. Utz Brands recorded a loss per share of 0.18. The entity last dividend was issued on the 16th of September 2024. Utz Brands, Inc. operates as a snack food manufacturing company. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Utz Brands operates under Packaged Foods classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 3469 people. For more information please call Howard Friedman at 717 637 6644 or visit https://www.utzsnacks.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Utz Brands also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Utz Brands' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Utz Brands' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Utz Brands Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

2.64 Billion

Utz Brands Insider Trades History

About 17.0% of Utz Brands are currently held by insiders. Unlike Utz Brands' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Utz Brands' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Utz Brands' insider trades
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
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Utz Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Utz Brands is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Utz Brands backward and forwards among themselves. Utz Brands' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Utz Brands' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
State Street Corp2024-06-30
1.6 M
Jennison Associates Llc2024-09-30
1.5 M
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-06-30
1.5 M
Victory Capital Management Inc.2024-09-30
1.5 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
1.4 M
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.3 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
1.3 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-06-30
969.6 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
928.1 K
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
M
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,inc.2024-09-30
6.2 M
Note, although Utz Brands' 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.

Utz Brands Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Utz Brands insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Utz Brands' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Utz Brands insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
B Lindeman over three months ago
Acquisition by B Lindeman of 4000 shares of Utz Brands at 16.11 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Theresa Shea over three months ago
Acquisition by Theresa Shea of 298 shares of Utz Brands at 15.43 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Series U Of Um Partners, Llc over three months ago
Acquisition by Series U Of Um Partners, Llc of 850000 shares of Utz Brands subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Jason Giordano over six months ago
Acquisition by Jason Giordano of 270 shares of Utz Brands subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Timothy Brown over six months ago
Acquisition by Timothy Brown of 270 shares of Utz Brands subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Roger Deromedi over six months ago
Disposition of 32052 shares by Roger Deromedi of Utz Brands at 19.1028 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mark Schreiber over six months ago
Acquisition by Mark Schreiber of 13194 shares of Utz Brands subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Cc Collier Holdings, Llc over six months ago
Disposition of 92226 shares by Cc Collier Holdings, Llc of Utz Brands at 17.8 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Roger Deromedi over six months ago
Disposition of 17750 shares by Roger Deromedi of Utz Brands subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Roger Deromedi over six months ago
Disposition of 23715 shares by Roger Deromedi of Utz Brands at 19.1084 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Roger Deromedi over six months ago
Disposition of 13377 shares by Roger Deromedi of Utz Brands at 19.0379 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Roger Deromedi over six months ago
Disposition of 69295 shares by Roger Deromedi of Utz Brands at 19.024 subject to Rule 16b-3

Utz Brands Outstanding Bonds

Utz Brands issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Utz Brands uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Utz bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Utz Brands has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Utz Brands Corporate Filings

13A
14th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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12th of November 2024
Other Reports
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F4
6th of November 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
31st of October 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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