Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for TR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's news centers on Tootsie Roll's quarterly dividend and its share price action. The company declared a $0.09 cash dividend with an ex-dividend date of October 7, which followed a second quarter showing revenue of $154.219 million, up 1.77% from Q1, while net income fell 24.39% to $13.326 million amid pressure from higher cocoa, chocolate, and packaging costs. Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy, and the shares crossed below the 200-day moving average to $36.84 around the same time.
TR closes at $37.71, up 0.6%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $39.10 and 200-day average of $39.69, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Over the past month the stock is down 3%, and over six months down 14.6%. The GekkoIndex reads 61.1, placing it in the Accumulation zone, though the reading has eased 3.3 points over five days. Against this, Gekko Fair Value stands at $25.95, putting the current price 45.3% above that level.
Looking ahead, Tootsie Roll reports earnings on 28 October, 15 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter's report produced a -2.4% reaction, against an average absolute move of 2%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.5% gain over five years, rising in 3 of those years.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Tootsie Roll Industries scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive0 mixed3 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $37.71 is below the 50-day ($39.10) and 200-day ($39.69) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart61.1, Accumulation
Reading 61.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex45.3% above
Price is 45.3% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 16 days
Reports on Oct 28, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+1.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Tootsie Roll Industries closed at $37.71 on Oct 12, 2026, −12.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $34.44 to $45.06.
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Tootsie Roll Industries produces candy and sweet snacks sold under a long list of familiar names, including Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Pops, Charms, Blow-Pop, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Dots, Dubble Bubble, Razzles and Cry Baby, among others. Beyond its home market in the United States, the company reaches buyers in Canada, Mexico and various other countries.
Rather than relying on one path to market, the business sells through a mix of outlets. Candy reaches shelves via wholesale food and grocery distributors, supermarkets, dollar and variety stores, drugstores, discount chains and large grocery chains. It also supplies club and warehouse stores, mass merchandisers, vending machine suppliers, online retailers, military outlets and charity fundraising groups, frequently working through food and grocery brokers to connect with these buyers.
Tootsie Roll Industries got its start back in 1896 and keeps its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Investors can find its stock listed on the NYSE under the ticker TR.
Tootsie Roll Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.1, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.3 points over five sessions.
Down 3.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 40 | +1.2% | +1.7% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 221 | +0.6% | +1.9% | ||
| Neutral | 395 | −0.1% | +0.3% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | −1.3% | −2.8% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average TR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Tootsie Roll Industries trades 45.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $25.95, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Tootsie Roll Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$25.95
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
45.3% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 51.8% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Tootsie Roll Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for TR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in TR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Tootsie Roll Industries has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Tootsie Roll Industries reports on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 1 report.
Oct 28, 2026
16 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $0.18 | $154.2M | −2.4% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $0.24 | $151.5M | +1.6% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $0.39 | $196.3M | −0.6% |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $0.49 est $0.00 | $232.7M | −5.1% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $0.24 | $155.1M | +2.1% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.25 | $148.5M | −2.5% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.32 | $193.4M | −0.7% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.46 | $225.9M | +0.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Tootsie Roll Industries is $19.00, −49.6% from the last close.
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Tootsie Roll Industries averaged +1.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.9% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, TR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.2%.
Tootsie Roll Industries’s market cap is $2.83B, with a P/E ratio of 29.8 and revenue of $734.7M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Tootsie Roll Industries this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 1 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
Tootsie Roll Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PEPPepsiCo | Accumulation | 17.9% below |
| MDLZMondelez International | Neutral | 18.6% below |
| HSYHershey | Accumulation | 30.0% below |
| IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances | Neutral | 4.8% below |
| SJMJ.M. Smucker | Neutral | 6.4% above |
| MKCMcCormick | Accumulation | 17.7% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Tootsie Roll Industries’s market cap is $2.83B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $37.71, with 43.07M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 29.8.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Tootsie Roll Industries is $19.00, −49.6% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Tootsie Roll Industries is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $37.71 is 45.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $25.95. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Tootsie Roll Industries is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away).
Tootsie Roll Industries’s 52-week high is $45.06 and its 52-week low is $34.44; it closed at $37.71 on Oct 12, 2026, −12.5% over the past year.
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