UFP Technologies, Inc. (UFPT)Healthcare | Medical Devices | Newburyport, United States | NasdaqCM
198.68 USD
-2.40
(-1.194%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 198.68 Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:46 p.m. EDT
UFP Technologies presents a classic 'mean regression' setup where the short-term technicals and options flow signal a high probability of a downside retest or sustained consolidation. Despite solid fundamentals (positive cash flow, expanding margins) and a forward PE below trailing valuation, the active hedging activity with low-strike puts suggests the market is bracing for a market-macro sell-off. Long-term investors have a compelling case given the growth trajectory, but the current options pricing suggests severe near-term pent-up downside risk. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.174898 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.174900 |
| MSTL | 0.175033 |
| AutoTheta | 0.216902 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 58.08 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.089 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.56 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 36.445 |
| Revenue per Share | 78.235 |
| Market Cap | 1,532,478,336 |
| Trailing P/E | 22.71 |
| Forward P/E | 17.35 |
| Beta | 1.17 |
| Profit Margins | 11.33% |
| Website | https://www.ufpt.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:46 p.m. EDT: Short-term options activity is heavily skewed defensive on the sell side. Expiration 2026-04-17 shows disproportionately high Open Interest (OI) in low-strike put options (120, 130), totaling 48 contracts, compared to only 13 total call volume for that expiration. Meanwhile, call OI is concentrated at higher strikes (230+), suggesting dealers are likely selling deep OTM hedges against a downside crash or a bounce back to the mean rather than a sustained run. The massive disparity between put OI and call OI in the short-term bucket indicates speculative positioning for a potential downward test of recent lows.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.045496047 |
| Address1 | 100 Hale Street |
| All Time High | 366.41 |
| All Time Low | 0.21 |
| Ask | 255.16 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 184,900 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 199,829 |
| Average Volume | 199,829 |
| Average Volume10Days | 184,900 |
| Beta | 1.168 |
| Bid | 144.61 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 54.954 |
| City | Newburyport |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 198.68 |
| Current Ratio | 2.685 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 205.125 |
| Day Low | 195.775 |
| Debt To Equity | 36.445 |
| Display Name | UFP |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,026,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,026,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.068 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.073 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,771,966,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 112,181,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.1861 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.857 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.765 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,666,659,456 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.13 |
| Eps Forward | 11.4525 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.75 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 210.8366 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -12.156601 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.057658877 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.5496044 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 274.93 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -76.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.27734333 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 182.87 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 15.809998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.086454846 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 182.87 - 274.93 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 756,138,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 7,415,875 |
| Forward Eps | 11.4525 |
| Forward P E | 17.348177 |
| Free Cashflow | 65,668,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 4,846 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.2827 |
| Gross Profits | 170,410,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.042379998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.1728 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 7,713,300 |
| Industry | Medical Devices |
| Industry Disp | Medical Devices |
| Industry Key | medical-devices |
| Ir Website | http://www.ufpt.com/investors/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | UFP Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other engineered custom products in the United States. The company provides protective drapes for robotic surgery, patient handling and comfort, advanced wound care, infection prevention, disposables for surgical and endoscopic procedures, packaging for medical devices, orthopedic implants, components for cardiac implants, dispenser coils for catheters, and biopharma drug manufacturing. It also offers equipment protection and packaging for firearms, unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, weapon systems, electronic devices communications equipment, and tools and repair kits; cushion and protective packaging; acoustic and thermal insulation components for automotive, aerospace, consumer, and industrial; filtration for small engines, air conditioners, humidifiers, refrigerators, electronic air cleaners, forced air appliances and industrial compressors; fluid management; and seals and gaskets for automotive manufacturing chemical processing, building and construction applications. In addition, the company provides uniform and tactical gear, such as backpack straps and padding, uniform knee and elbow pads, duty belts, holsters, and helmet padding and others; sports and leisure including custom helmet linings, athletic braces, and shoe insoles; and trim and structural components, consist of load floors, sunshades, package trays, back panel, and seat backs. The company serves the medical, aerospace and defence, automotive, consumer, electronics, and industrial markets. It markets and sells its products through a direct sales force. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | UFP Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,532,478,336 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_340904 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 68,313,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,550,990,364 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 200.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 91,905,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14104 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.8 |
| Phone | 978 352 2200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 198.68 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,807,407 |
| Previous Close | 201.08 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.61303 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.6153874 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.5422792 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11333 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.45 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.40001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.19356 |
| Regular Market Day High | 205.125 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 195.775 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 195.775 - 205.125 |
| Regular Market Open | 200.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 201.08 |
| Regular Market Price | 198.68 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 182,281 |
| Return On Assets | 0.090500005 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17820999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.034 |
| Revenue Per Share | 78.235 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 7,713,300 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1526 |
| Shares Short | 1,176,834 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,130,199 |
| Short Name | UFP Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.186 |
| Short Ratio | 6.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | UFPT |
| Target High Price | 360.0 |
| Target Low Price | 289.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 324.5 |
| Target Median Price | 324.5 |
| Total Cash | 20,301,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.632 |
| Total Debt | 154,482,000 |
| Total Revenue | 602,796,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 8.75 |
| Trailing P E | 22.706285 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 219.63284 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -20.95285 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09539944 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 182,281 |
| Website | https://www.ufpt.com |
| Zip | 01,950-3504 |