Is Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) Overvalued?
We dive into why Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) could be considered overvalued on 2026-08-07, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Jenna Brashear
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Utz Brands, Inc. manufactures branded salty snacks in the United States. The company provides a range of salty snack food products, such as potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pub and party mixes, pork skins, and ready-to-eat popcorn, as well as other snacks which include salsa and dips; and non-branded and non-salty snacks comprising partner brands, private label, and co-manufacturing products. It offers its products under the Utz, On The Border, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, Golden Flake, Miguelito’s, Hawaiian, Bachman, Tim’s Cascade, Dirty Potato Chips, TGI Fridays, and Vitner's brand names. The company distributes its products through direct-to-warehouse, direct-store-delivery, third-party distributors, and direct-to-consumer. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | UTZ | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $1,264.5 | $2,134.5 | 49% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 88.5 | 61.9 | 60% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 88.3% | 50.7% | 56% |
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| Float (Mil) | 77.6 | 77.3 | 56% |
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| Beta | 0.77 | 0.36 | 46% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,453 | 84 | 76% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
16.0% | 70.1% | 66% |
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| Growth | UTZ | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 8.3% | 6.2% | 52% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 15.0% | 1.4% | 63% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 14.9% | 2.1% | 56 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 17.5% | 0.0% | 66% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 16.2% | (15.6%) | 75% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| Current EPS | $0.226 | $0.777 | $0.835 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.226 | $0.777 | $0.835 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.227 | $0.777 | $0.837 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (298.2%) | 8,533% | 9,956% | |
| Financials | UTZ | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,453 | $2,589 | 55% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | ($29) | $89 | 21% |
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| EPS (TTM) | ($0.330) | $0.200 | 31% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $116 | $267 | 53% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $4 | $4 | 51% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $967 | $541 | 66% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $2,852 | $3,141 | 54% |
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| Valuation | UTZ | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 1.82 | 1.63 | 48% |
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| P/E | na | 20.8 | na |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.8% | 0.0% | 74% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.0 | na |
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| Ratios | UTZ | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 25.6% | 28.1% | 29% |
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| Net Margin | (2.0%) | 3.8% | 29% |
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| ROA | (1.0%) | 2.8% | 36% |
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| ROE | (4.1%) | 8.3% | 32% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 52.7% | 53.1% | 45% |
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| F-Score | 4 | 4 | 33% |
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Passing Stock Screens
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GURU STRATEGY
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Factors: Value, Momentum
Investing model outlined in Charles Kirkpatrick's book, Beat the Market: Invest by Knowing What Stocks to Buy and What Stocks to Sell.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.7 |
