Mama's Creations, Inc. (MAMA)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | East Rutherford, United States | NasdaqCM
16.38 USD
+0.36
(2.247%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.38 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is a classic tale of explosive recent growth meeting a skeptical market. Fundamentally, the company has executed a remarkable turnaround, delivering nearly 230% cumulative gains over the last four years with robust revenue and earnings growth. The balance sheet remains healthy, and the recent analyst upgrades suggest the market is beginning to recognize the quality of the business. However, the valuation is punishingly expensive, trading at over 100x trailing earnings, which leaves little room for error if growth slows even slightly. In the short term, the stock is technically struggling, having fallen below its 50-day moving average and showing weakness in the last two weeks. This suggests the recent rally has exhausted itself, and the stock is currently in a consolidation phase. The options market reflects this tension: while traders are buying calls for a potential breakout, they are also stacking up puts to protect against a deeper correction, creating a volatile, choppy environment. For the long-term investor, the thesis is compelling but requires patience. The business appears to be a winner with strong momentum, but the current price implies perfection. The lack of a dividend is a non-issue given the growth profile, but it does limit the 'bond-like' safety margin often sought in consumer staples. The path forward involves waiting for the price to digest the massive gains and settle into a fairer valuation before adding to a position, rather than chasing the highs. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.099662 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.099664 |
| MSTL | 0.116711 |
| AutoTheta | 0.155750 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 4.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.876 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.16 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 24.741 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.77 |
| Market Cap | 761,625,600 |
| Trailing P/E | 109.20 |
| Forward P/E | 54.60 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Profit Margins | 3.23% |
| Previous Name | MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.mamascreations.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $20-$25) across multiple expirations, suggesting a bullish bias. However, there is significant put volume at lower strikes ($12.50-$15.00) acting as a floor, indicating a belief in a range-bound scenario rather than a parabolic rally. Implied volatility is elevated relative to historical norms, pricing in uncertainty around the recent public offering and product launch catalysts.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.754655 |
| Address1 | 25 Branca Road |
| All Time High | 21.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.93 |
| Ask | 20.48 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 494,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 647,690 |
| Average Volume | 647,690 |
| Average Volume10Days | 494,350 |
| Beta | 0.581 |
| Bid | 16.33 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| 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 | 16.38 |
| Current Ratio | 2.324 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 16.52 |
| Day Low | 15.925 |
| Debt To Equity | 24.741 |
| Display Name | Mama's Creations |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.667 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.663 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,465,600 |
| Ebitda | 15,055,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07956 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 43.578 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.467 |
| Enterprise Value | 656,060,224 |
| 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 | 17.8408 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.4608002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08187975 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 75.4655 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.620001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.22000004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.249999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.01476 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.13 - 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 | 54.599995 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,228,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 581 |
| Fullday Change | 0.359999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.24718 |
| Fullday Price | 16.38 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24462 |
| Gross Profits | 46,289,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01688 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87969 |
| 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 | 761,625,600 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_114817958 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | 6,106,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 744,421,628 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 16.0 |
| 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 | 16.38 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Prev Name | MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 16.02 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 12.044117 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.0249734 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03227 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.793 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.359999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.24718 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.52 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.925 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.925 - 16.52 |
| Regular Market Open | 16.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 16.02 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.38 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 460,744 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08465 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14929 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.497 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.77 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| 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 | 0.061300002 |
| Shares Short | 2,850,209 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,226,656 |
| Short Name | Mama's Creations, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0618 |
| Short Ratio | 5.79 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | MAMA |
| Target High Price | 25.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 22.42857 |
| 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 | 109.19999 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.126725 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.253274 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08285164 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 460,744 |
| Website | https://www.mamascreations.com |
| Zip | 7,073 |