Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $7.74. It has a SharesGrow Score of 39/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of UTZ = $340.33 (+4297% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is UTZ = $13 (+65.4% upside).
Valuation: UTZ trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 815.1 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 106.2.
Financials: revenue is $1.4B, +0.7%/yr average growth. Net income is $800,000, growing at -2064.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 0.1% (thin). Gross margin is 22.4% (-9.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.2B against $714M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.64, leveraged). Current ratio is 1.19 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 41.8%. Total assets: $2.8B.
Analyst outlook: 9 / 15 analysts rate UTZ as buy (60%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 39/100 (Fail), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 17/100 (Fail), Moat 32/100 (Fail), Future 73/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
