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Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Hanover, United States | NYSE
7.47 USD -0.19 (-2.546%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 10:26 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:04 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. While the valuation metrics look attractive on paper—trading at less than one times book value and offering a 3.3% yield—the company is generating negative earnings per share (-$0.10 trailing) and negative return on equity (-1.2%). The market has correctly identified this as a value trap; the stock has lost nearly 45% of its value over the last six years, dropping from highs around $23 to current levels near $8. Although the recent price action shows a slight bounce off the lows, the underlying business is struggling with inflationary pressures and stagnant growth. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying significant protection rather than betting on a rally. The dividend, while currently being paid, is likely unsustainable given the negative earnings base and deteriorating fundamentals. Avoid this security until there is clear evidence of a turnaround in profitability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.067656
MSTL0.076418
AutoETS0.084758
AutoARIMA0.179501

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 1.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.240
Excess Kurtosis -0.13
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-21
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-21
Debt to Equity Ratio 77.636
Revenue per Share 16.599
Market Cap 660,929,216
Forward P/E 8.92
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins -0.58%
Previous Name Utz Brands Holdings, LLC
Website https://www.utzsnacks.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the September and March expirations where out-of-the-money puts dominate open interest. This suggests a fear of further downside or a lack of confidence in a quick recovery, despite the stock trading near its 52-week lows.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.92% 2.85% 2.06% 1.79%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-22 0.063 0.919708
2026-04-13 0.063 0.834437
2025-12-15 0.063 0.604027
2025-09-15 0.061 0.487220
2025-06-16 0.061 0.463878
2025-04-07 0.072 0.544629
2024-12-16 0.061 0.350172
2024-09-16 0.070 0.395480
2024-06-17 0.080 0.445434
2024-04-12 0.059 0.344023
2023-12-15 0.057 0.390144
2023-09-15 0.057 0.397767
2023-06-15 0.057 0.344203
2023-04-14 0.057 0.324232
2022-12-16 0.057 0.345455
2022-09-16 0.054 0.336239
2022-06-16 0.054 0.437601
2022-04-14 0.054 0.366350
2021-12-17 0.054 0.328267
2021-09-17 0.050 0.272926
2021-06-18 0.050 0.220459
2021-04-16 0.050 0.194932
2020-12-18 0.060 0.273224
2020-09-18 0.050 0.276855
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.25
dividendYield 3.29
exDividendDate 2026-06-22
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.309
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.040339425
lastDividendValue 0.063
lastDividendDate 2026-06-22
dividendDate 2026-07-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.4408759
Address1 900 High Street
All Time High 30.09
All Time Low 6.78
Ask 7.43
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,730,110
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,896,231
Average Volume 1,896,231
Average Volume10Days 1,730,110
Beta 0.826
Bid 7.43
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 7
Book Value 8.023
City Hanover
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.465
Current Ratio 1.143
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 7.705
Day Low 7.335
Debt To Equity 77.636
Display Name Utz Brands
Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Dividend Rate 0.25
Dividend Yield 3.29
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,070,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 98,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.06768
Enterprise To Ebitda 23.17
Enterprise To Revenue 1.568
Enterprise Value 2,270,693,888
Eps Current Year 0.77694
Eps Forward 0.83696
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.1
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,086,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.4502
Fifty Day Average Change 0.014800072
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0019865334
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -44.08759
Fifty Two Week High 14.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.205
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.49113837
Fifty Two Week Low 6.78
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.68499994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.101032436
Fifty Two Week Range 6.78 - 14.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,543,242,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.65
Float Shares 77,599,192
Forward Eps 0.83696
Forward P E 8.919184
Free Cashflow 71,298,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,100
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.25401
Gross Profits 367,800,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.18354
Held Percent Institutions 0.85903
Implied Shares Outstanding 88,537,061
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,086,400
Last Dividend Value 0.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,880,000
Long Business 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.
Long Name Utz Brands, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 660,929,216
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_537972493
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,742,400
Name Change Date 2,026-07-14
Net Income To Common -8,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,416,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 678,193,887
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 7.745
Operating Cashflow 120,200,000
Operating Margins 0.01799
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 24.6
Phone 717 637 6644
Prev Name Utz Brands Holdings, LLC
Previous Close 7.66
Price Eps Current Year 9.608207
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.93045
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.45644283
Profit Margins -0.0058
Quick Ratio 0.594
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.81818
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.1949997
Regular Market Change Percent -2.545688
Regular Market Day High 7.705
Regular Market Day Low 7.335
Regular Market Day Range 7.335 - 7.705
Regular Market Open 7.745
Regular Market Previous Close 7.66
Regular Market Price 7.465
Regular Market Time 1,784,039,165
Regular Market Volume 269,342
Return On Assets 0.00265
Return On Equity -0.01164
Revenue Growth 0.026
Revenue Per Share 16.599
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 88,537,061
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.09
Shares Short 7,965,668
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 8,869,436
Short Name Utz Brands Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.1025
Short Ratio 4.47
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol UTZ
Target High Price 15.0
Target Low Price 8.5
Target Mean Price 11.65
Target Median Price 10.5
Total Cash 73,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.832
Total Debt 1,038,300,032
Total Revenue 1,448,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.309
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.040339425
Trailing Eps -0.1
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.21945
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.7544498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.19029875
Type Disp Equity
Volume 269,342
Website https://www.utzsnacks.com
Zip 17,331