The Marzetti Company (MZTI) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $136.59. It has a SharesGrow Score of 67/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of MZTI = $172.28 (+26.1% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is MZTI = $180 (+31.4% upside).
Valuation: MZTI trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 22 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 4.4.
Financials: revenue is $1.9B, +4.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $167M, growing at +24.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 8.8% (thin). Gross margin is 23.9% (+2.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $56M against $998M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.06, conservative). Current ratio is 2.38 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 4.4%. Total assets: $1.3B.
Analyst outlook: 3 / 13 analysts rate MZTI as buy (23%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 43/100 (Partial), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 53/100 (Partial), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
