Utz Brands (UTZ) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) is expected to issue its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $361.7650 million for the quarter. Utz Brands has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.771-0.795 EPS. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET.

Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.26. The business had revenue of $342.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $346.99 million. Utz Brands had a net margin of 0.06% and a return on equity of 8.57%. The firm’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.22 EPS. On average, analysts expect Utz Brands to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Utz Brands Price Performance

UTZ stock opened at $7.78 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.19. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $7.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.54. Utz Brands has a 52-week low of $7.11 and a 52-week high of $14.67. The company has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 779.28, a PEG ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.87.

Utz Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, April 13th were given a dividend of $0.063 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 13th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Utz Brands’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2,500.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Utz Brands by 7.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,085,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,370,000 after purchasing an additional 413,493 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Utz Brands by 42.3% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,946,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,979,000 after acquiring an additional 875,847 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in Utz Brands by 105.2% during the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 2,414,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,066,000 after acquiring an additional 1,238,180 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Utz Brands by 0.5% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,022,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,576,000 after acquiring an additional 9,672 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Utz Brands by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,022,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,480,000 after buying an additional 585,952 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.97% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UTZ has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Utz Brands from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. DA Davidson set a $15.00 price target on Utz Brands in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Utz Brands from $10.00 to $8.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Utz Brands from $15.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Utz Brands from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Utz Brands presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.06.

About Utz Brands

Utz Brands, Inc is a leading U.S. manufacturer and distributor of salty snack foods, offering a wide range of products including potato chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, popcorn and tortilla chips. Headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania, the company markets its snacks under several well-known brands and serves grocery, mass merchandise, club, convenience and online retailers throughout the United States.

Founded in 1921 by Bill and Salie Utz as a small country store operation, the business expanded gradually through direct delivery to local customers and sales to regional grocers.