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We have scored 24 news catalysts on Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came Nov 9, 2025, when UTZ closed −3.2%: “3 Stocks to Buy for a Volatile End to 2025”. Coverage across the window leans mixed (average ticker sentiment +0.01). Most of the impact sits in price momentum and sector consumer.
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Market cap
1.3B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
0.73
52W range
6.78-14.36
Day range
14.28–14.30
Open
14.28
Prev close
14.29
Volume
439.1K
Avg volume
3M
Dividend
0.25
IPO
2018-11-26
Analysts publish price targets on UTZ, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
5 analyst price targets from $8 to $14.25
as of 2026-09-22
The market is within 0% of the median target — broadly agreeing with the analysts.
The reconstruction
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Utz Brands, Inc. operates as a leading producer and marketer within the snack food industry. The company provides a diverse selection of savory snacks, including various types of potato chips (such as kettle and tortilla varieties), pretzels, cheese-based snacks, veggie snacks, pork rinds, party mixes, salsa and queso dips, and ready-to-eat popcorn. These products are sold under an extensive portfolio of well-known labels, including Utz, Zapp's, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Good Health, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TGIF, and TORTIYAHS!, among others. Utz distributes its merchandise through a variety of channels, reaching retailers like grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club warehouses, convenience outlets, and pharmacies. This distribution is achieved using direct shipments, third-party distributors, and its own direct store delivery (DSD) networks. The company was established in 1921 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
The price sits exactly at the $14.25 acquisition offer and the median published target, meaning the market fully endforces the deal closing at this price and entirely rejects the $8 standalone bear case.
What the disagreement turns on
Will the Intersnack acquisition close at $14.25, or will deal-break risks — such as regulatory blocks or successful fiduciary challenges — force the price back to its $8 standalone value? The wired data (unit volumes, consumer attention) cannot settle this; it is a legal and regulatory question.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
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