Mama's Creations, Inc. (MAMA)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | East Rutherford, United States | NasdaqCM
19.03 USD
-0.02
(-0.105%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.03 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:14 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Mama's Creations is a tale of two conflicting narratives: explosive recent growth versus a precarious capital structure. Fundamentally, the company has delivered a stunning multi-year performance, surging nearly 266% over the last four years with robust revenue growth and expanding margins. However, this growth has come at a steep valuation cost, trading at a trailing P/E of nearly 119x and a price-to-book ratio of 14x, which leaves very little room for error if growth slows. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt exceeding cash reserves, creating a significant overhang despite the strong operating cash flow. The short-term outlook is clouded by intense selling pressure from insiders, including the COO liquidating shares to cover taxes, which often signals a lack of immediate confidence at these elevated levels. While the recent price action shows resilience, the options market is screaming caution, with massive put buying acting as a hedge against a potential correction. The statistical forecast model offers no directional guidance due to low reliability, reinforcing the need to rely on fundamentals and sentiment rather than predictive algorithms. Given the extreme valuation and insider selling, the stock is better suited for a cautious hold or a swing trade rather than a full conviction buy, as the market may be pricing in perfection. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.090270 |
| AutoETS | 0.091633 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.092091 |
| AutoTheta | 0.131165 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 27.28 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.005 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.22 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 24.741 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.77 |
| Market Cap | 884,843,520 |
| Trailing P/E | 126.87 |
| Forward P/E | 63.43 |
| Beta | 0.56 |
| Profit Margins | 3.23% |
| Previous Name | MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.mamascreations.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection with heavy out-of-the-money put volume across multiple expirations, particularly strikes significantly below the current price. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting a speculative bet on a sharp rally rather than steady accumulation. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term puts, indicating fear of a drop, while long-dated calls show some positioning at distant strikes, hinting at asymmetric upside hopes.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1143174 |
| Address1 | 25 Branca Road |
| All Time High | 21.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.93 |
| Ask | 24.32 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,165,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 603,216 |
| Average Volume | 603,216 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,165,920 |
| Beta | 0.564 |
| Bid | 13.58 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 1.36 |
| City | East Rutherford |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 19.03 |
| Current Ratio | 2.324 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 19.31 |
| Day Low | 18.8 |
| Debt To Equity | 24.741 |
| Display Name | Mama's Creations |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,780,950,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,780,950,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.667 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.663 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,780,948,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,780,948,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,780,948,800 |
| Ebitda | 15,055,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07956 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 50.743 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.037 |
| Enterprise Value | 763,932,864 |
| Eps Forward | 0.3 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.15 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.7332 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.2968006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.20954418 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 111.43174 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.9699993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09380949 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.150001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4149747 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.88 - 21.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,626,701,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 37,231,132 |
| Forward Eps | 0.3 |
| Forward P E | 63.433334 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,228,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 581 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24462 |
| Gross Profits | 46,289,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01684 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.68443 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 46,497,291 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Mama's Creations, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets fresh deli-prepared foods in the United States. The company offers chicken, beef and turkey meatballs, meat loaf, sausage-related products, and pasta and rice entrees; olives, olive mixes, and savory products; and hot bars, salad bars, prepared foods, sandwich, and cold deli and foods-to-go sections. It sells its products directly to supermarkets, club chains, mass-market retailers; and food retailer and distributors, as well as through website and social media channels. The company was formerly known as MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mama's Creations, Inc. in August 2023. Mama's Creations, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | Mama's Creations, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 884,843,520 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_114817958 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | 6,106,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 885,773,393 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 18.92 |
| Operating Cashflow | 10,426,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05049 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 201 531 1212 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 19.03 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,119 |
| Prev Name | MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 19.05 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 13.992647 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.676145 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03227 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.793 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.16667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0199986 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.104979 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.8 - 19.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.05 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.03 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 571,455 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08465 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14929 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.497 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.77 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 46,497,291 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0775 |
| Shares Short | 3,174,627 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,019,763 |
| Short Name | Mama's Creations, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0783 |
| Short Ratio | 4.01 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | MAMA |
| Target High Price | 25.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 22.0 |
| Target Median Price | 21.0 |
| Total Cash | 24,412,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.6 |
| Total Debt | 13,697,000 |
| Total Revenue | 189,224,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.15 |
| Trailing P E | 126.86667 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.975475 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.0545254 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3616711 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 571,455 |
| Website | https://www.mamascreations.com |
| Zip | 7,073 |