Utz Brands Stock Today

UTZ Stock  USD 14.24  0.32  2.30%   

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Utz Brands is trading at 14.24 as of the 18th of January 2025; that is 2.30 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 13.92. Utz Brands has over 58 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next 2 years of operation and has generated negative returns for investors over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 19th of December 2024 and ending today, the 18th of January 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
IPO Date
26th of November 2018
Category
Consumer Defensive
Classification
Consumer Staples
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. The company has 82.54 M outstanding shares of which 6.81 M shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 11.5 days to cover. More on Utz Brands

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Utz Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
CEO DirectorHoward Friedman
Thematic IdeaFood Products (View all Themes)
Business ConcentrationPackaged Foods & Meats, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Defensive, NYSE Composite, Nasdaq Benchmark Consumer, Food Products, Consumer Staples, Food Products, Packaged Foods, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.770.6
Significantly Up
Pretty Stable
Gross Profit Margin0.360.37
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities147.5 M265.3 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total792.4 M1.3 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets2.2 B3.2 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets224.5 M377.3 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Utz Brands can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Utz Brands' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Utz Brands' total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Utz Brands has 985.34 M in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.67, which is OK given its current industry classification. Utz Brands has a current ratio of 1.56, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Utz to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Other Cashflows From Financing Activities

(16.14 Million)
Utz Brands (UTZ) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 900 High Street, Hanover, PA, United States, 17331 and employs 3,400 people. Utz Brands is listed under Packaged Foods & Meats category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 1.18 B. Utz Brands runs under Food Products sector within Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 82.54 M outstanding shares of which 6.81 M shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 11.5 days to cover. Utz Brands has about 72.93 M in cash with 76.64 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.25.
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Ownership Allocation
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 ninety-five thousand nineteen invesors are currently shorting Utz Brands expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
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Utz Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.5 M
Jennison Associates Llc2024-09-30
1.5 M
Victory Capital Management Inc.2024-09-30
1.5 M
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc2024-09-30
1.3 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
1.3 M
Df Dent & Co Inc2024-09-30
1.2 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-09-30
M
Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd2024-09-30
990.3 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
928.1 K
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-09-30
6.7 M
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Utz Brands Historical Income Statement

At this time, Utz Brands' Tax Provision is fairly stable compared to the past year. Interest Income is likely to rise to about 52.8 M in 2025, whereas Net Interest Income is likely to drop (57.3 M) in 2025. View More Fundamentals

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Utz Brands Corporate Management

Theresa SheaGeneral VPProfile
Ajay KatariaExecutive Vice President - Finance and AccountingProfile
Brian GrethSenior IntegrationProfile
Mike AicklenHead SalesProfile
Todd StaubExecutive Vice President Chief Administrative OfficerProfile
Antonio FernandezIndependent DirectorProfile
Eric AumenChief Accounting Officer, Vice PresidentProfile

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