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UTZ

Utz Brands, Inc.
NYSE· Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products· Inc. DE· CIK 0001739566 Consumer & Retail
$14.28 +0.00 (+0.00%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $14.28
Market cap
$2.1B
Mid cap
Median target
$14.25
−0% · range $14.00–15.00
Next earnings
Nov 6
in 11 days · EPS est. $0.23
1 year
+16.5%
from $12.26 · Oct 27
30 days
+0.2%
from $14.25
52-week range
$6.80–14.32
−0% from high · low Jun 4
Avg volume 20D
1.79M
Oct 9 spike 5.54M
Short interest
7.31M
≈5.1% of shares · −20.4%
Days to cover
4.9
at average volume
Insider net
$0
no open-market trades · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 2 exits
Filing reports
12
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BULLISH 6 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 5 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 5/6 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 6, 2026
Strongest BULLISH This is Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13E-3 going-private transaction statement for Utz Brands, Inc…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersNO TRADES

    No open-market buys or sells in 12 months. Recent filings are awards, exercises and tax withholding.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 28 added (0 new), 17 trimmed or exited.

  • EstimatesFLAT

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.226 → $0.226 over 90 days. 1 up, 2 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersCOVERING

    Short interest −20.4% to 7.31M shares. 4.9 days to cover, ≈5.1% of shares.

  • TrendUPTREND

    0% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
2
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCDOUBLED2,094,349$16.1M
Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor)DOUBLED1,878,175$14.5M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED1,324,243$10.2M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED1,043,982$8.0M
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.TRIM1,018,160$7.8M
MORGAN STANLEYADD826,152$6.4M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM568,490$4.4M
Quantinno Capital Management LPADD490,584$3.8M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Jul 2026
12-month targets · 8 analysts

Price is inside the target range. Median implies −0%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jul 23, 2026Piper Sandler
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADENeutral
Jul 22, 2026DA Davidson
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADENeutral
Jul 21, 2026Barclays
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADEEqual-Weight
Jul 21, 2026Stephens & Co.
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADEEqual-Weight
Jul 16, 2026UBS
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
open-market buys or sells · 12 mo
DateInsiderTypeValue
Oct 15, 2026
Giordano Jason K
Director
GIFT814,267 sh
Oct 14, 2026
Giordano Jason K
Director
GIFT475,000 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Lissette Dylan
Director
AWARD16,927 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Fernandez Antonio F.
Director
AWARD16,927 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Altmeyer John W
Director
AWARD16,927 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Giordano Jason K
Director
AWARD16,927 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Choi Christina
Director
AWARD16,927 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Steeneck Craig D.
Director
AWARD16,927 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 6
reports in 11 days
$0.23
EPS estimate, this quarter
+0%
estimate change, 90 days
1↑ 2↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$0.23$0.22–$0.24+0.0%$384.5M
Next Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
7,314,025
shares short
-20.4%
vs prior settlement
4.9
days to cover
≈5.1%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 15, 2026 Insider
Giordano Jason K gifted 814,267 shares
Director
Oct 14, 2026 Insider
Giordano Jason K gifted 475,000 shares
Director
Oct 9, 2026 SEC
Glazer Capital, LLC disclosed a 5.0% passive stake in Utz Brands via a new Schedule 13G filing, reporting beneficial…
SC 13G — Impact 4/10
Oct 2, 2026 SEC
This is Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13E-3 going-private transaction statement for Utz Brands, Inc., filed…
SC 13E-3/A — Impact 7/10
Oct 2, 2026 SEC
Utz Brands, Inc. is soliciting stockholder approval for its acquisition by Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG via a…
DEFM14A — Impact 7/10
Sep 30, 2026 Short interest report
Short Interest: UTZ down 20% to 7.3M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 4.87 | ≈5.08% of shares outstanding (est.)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC — DOUBLED
2,094,349 shares ($16.1M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Diamond Hill Capital Management, — DOUBLED
1,878,175 shares ($14.5M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 6, 2026
Earnings date
UTZ Q3 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-11-06
Recent
Sep 30, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: UTZ down 20% to 7.3M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 4.87 | ≈5.08% of shares outstanding (est.)
Sep 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: UTZ up 30% to 9.2M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 5.67 | ≈6.39% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 25, 2026
M&A
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Stockholders of an Investigation into the Fairness of the Acquisition of Utz Brands, Inc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All Persons or Entities who purchased…
Aug 11, 2026
M&A
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Stockholders of an Investigation into the Fairness of the Acquisition of Utz Brands, Inc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All Persons or Entities who purchased…
Aug 11, 2026
Press release
UTZ Investor Announcement: Utz Brands Investigated after Company Announces $14.25 per Share Offer Price
NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that it is investigating the take-private…

SecBot reports

12 filings · 7 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 neutral
All UTZ filing & press-release reports (12)