Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for UTZ in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Utz Brands (UTZ) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$14.300.00 (0.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week brings comparison coverage pairing Utz Brands with BranchOut Food on institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends, alongside news that Utz brought its snacking portfolio and new product innovations to the 2026 NACS Show in Las Vegas, held 7-9 October.
UTZ closed at $14.30, unchanged on the day, sitting above both its 50-day average of $14.21 and its 200-day average of $10.10, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The stock trades near its 52-week high of $14.33, far above its 52-week low of $6.78, and shows a 1-year return of 17.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 46, placing it in the Neutral zone, while price sits 22.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $11.66.
Utz next reports earnings on 29 October 2026, 17 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $0.19 against a $0.18 estimate with a 0.4% reaction, and the average absolute move after results has run 6.6%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows the next 20 trading days averaging +0.6%, positive in 3 of those years. Analyst coverage from 8 firms carries a consensus target of $14.31, all rated hold.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Utz Brands price vs fair value
Close $14.30200-day averageGekko Fair Value $11.66
Utz Brands quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.27B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 17.4
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.33
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.45B
- Profit margin
- -2%
- Dividend yield
- 2.60%
- Beta
- 0.73
- Volume
- 779,650 avg 1.78M
- 1-year return
- +17.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±0.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.9%
- 50-day average
- $14.21
- 200-day average
- $10.10
- Next earnings
- Oct 29
- Shares outstanding
- 88.61M
Utz Brands swing-trade checklist
Utz Brands scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $14.30 is above the 50-day ($14.21) and 200-day ($10.10) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
46, Neutral
Reading 46 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
22.6% above
Price is 22.6% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 17 days
Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Utz Brands stock chart and price history
Utz Brands closed at $14.30 on Oct 12, 2026, +17.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $6.78 to $14.33.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +0.1%
- 3 months
- +91.2%
- 6 months
- +89.4%
- 1 year
- +17.3%
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Utz Brands GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Utz Brands’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 46, in the Neutral zone, up 0.4 points over five sessions.
46Neutral
Up 0.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 50 | +0.4% | −0.1% | ||
| Accumulation | 260 | +2.0% | +2.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 344 | −1.2% | −0.9% | ||
| Distribution | 23 | −0.3% | −0.9% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average UTZ share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is Utz Brands stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Utz Brands trades 22.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $11.66, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Utz Brands shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$11.66
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
22.6% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 34.6% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Utz Brands insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Utz Brands, 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.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in UTZ were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Utz Brands has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 29, 2025
- $32K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
From company filings.
Utz Brands earnings: next date and track record
Utz Brands reports on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
17 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.23
- Revenue estimate
- $385.0M
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.19 est $0.18 | $371.8M est $374.2M | +0.4% |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.15 est $0.14 | $361.3M est $361.8M | +0.4% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $0.26 est $0.26 | $342.2M est $343.4M | −16.0% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.23 est $0.23 | $377.8M est $351.1M | −11.9% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.17 est $0.19 | $366.7M est $375.2M | −2.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.16 est $0.16 | $352.1M est $359.9M | −10.4% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.22 est $0.19 | $341.0M est $355.0M | +4.7% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.21 est $0.21 | $365.5M est $354.8M | +7.0% |
“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.
Utz Brands stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Utz Brands is $14.31, +0.1% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$14.31consensus 12-month target, +0.1% from the last close
Now $14.30Avg $14.31
Low $14High $14.25
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 | Piper Sandler | $14.25 | −0.3% |
| Aug 5 | Barclays | $14 | −2.1% |
| Jul 27 | BTIG | $14.25 | −0.3% |
| Jul 23 | Piper Sandler | $14.25 | −0.3% |
| Jul 22 | D.A. Davidson | $14.25 | −0.3% |
−0.9%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±0.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Utz Brands seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Utz Brands averaged +0.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.5% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, UTZ’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.9%.
Utz Brands market cap and key statistics
Utz Brands’s market cap is $1.27B and revenue of $1.45B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.27B
- Forward P/E
- 17.4
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.33
- Gekko Fair Value
- $11.66
Trading
- Volume
- 779,650
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.78M
- 52-week high
- $14.33
- 52-week low
- $6.78
- Shares outstanding
- 88.61M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.45B
- Profit margin
- -2%
- Return on equity
- -3.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −47.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.73
- Typical daily move
- ±0.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.9%
- Dividend yield
- 2.60%
Utz Brands stock news this week
2 headlines about Utz Brands from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Analyzing Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) & BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF)Defense World, Oct 12
- Utz Brands Brings Its Full Snacking Powerhouse to the 2026 NACS ShowBusiness Wire, Oct 6
Utz Brands peers
Utz Brands’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.
Utz Brands stock FAQ
What is Utz Brands’s market cap?
Utz Brands’s market cap is $1.27B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $14.30, with 88.61M shares outstanding.
What is the Utz Brands stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Utz Brands is $14.31, +0.1% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Utz Brands stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Utz Brands is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $14.30 is 22.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $11.66. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Utz Brands report earnings next?
Utz Brands is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.23 per share on revenue of $385.0M. Utz Brands beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.6% on average across the report.
What is Utz Brands’s 52-week high and low?
Utz Brands’s 52-week high is $14.33 and its 52-week low is $6.78; it closed at $14.30 on Oct 12, 2026, +17.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $20.04 on May 2, 2024.
Is Utz Brands stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →
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