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Utz Brands, Inc. UTZ
Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.14% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $1.4B at a 0.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.022 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.117 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.007 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.928 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTZ | Utz Brands, Inc. | 4/9 | 0.78 | 1302.2 | +2.1% |
| MED | MEDIFAST INC | 3/9 | 10.15 | — | -36% |
| JVA | COFFEE HOLDING CO INC | 2/9 | 6.89 | 13.6 | +22.6% |
| TWG | Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd | 6/9 | — | 1.1 | — |
| MKC | MCCORMICK & CO INC | 6/9 | 1.84 | 17.4 | +1.7% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
About Utz Brands, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is UTZ financially healthy?
Utz Brands, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does UTZ pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Utz Brands, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.14% with a 2787.5% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is UTZ?
In FY2025, Utz Brands, Inc. had a net margin of 0.1% and a return on equity of 0.1%.
What is UTZ's P/E ratio?
Utz Brands, Inc.'s trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 1302.2×, based on its latest annual earnings.
What is the analyst price target for UTZ?
The average Wall-Street price target for Utz Brands, Inc. is $11.65, about 17.6% below the recent price, from 10 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is UTZ a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Utz Brands, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 1302.2×, a dividend yield of 2.14%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.