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Utz Brands, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 06 Jan 2026.
Utz Brands, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Utz Brands, Inc., founded in 1921, is a Food & Agriculture company based in Hanover, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 43 filings came from 21 insiders.
Only purchases show up on the open market, 12 purchases in all worth €1.5M, filed by 7 insiders. Unlike grants, an open-market purchase is paid for by the insider, at the market price. Series U of UM Partners, LLC filed the largest purchase, €773k, on 4 November 2025. On the buying side, the filings list 3 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive among the declarants.
Across the 5,813 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 43 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. The full history, which starts in 2021, counts 44 purchases against 43 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 28 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 1.44 bn USD and net income of 800,000 USD.
In the case of 12 purchases, another manager of the company was buying within the same 30 days. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The most recent open-market purchase was published on 6 January 2026, 285 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 3 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Village Farms International, Inc. and Orkla ASA also feature in our signals. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
274
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€4M
44 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€104M
43 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleDylan Lissette4 buys
Theresa Robbins Shea4 buys
Howard A. Friedman3 buys
CC Collier Holdings, LLC2 sales
Series R of UM Partners, LLC2 buys
Series U of UM Partners, LLC2 buys
+8 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- -22.3%Entry US$9.94 · Close at T+90 US$7.72
- -22.3%Entry US$9.94 · Close at T+90 US$7.72
- +1.5%Entry US$9.39 · Close at T+90 US$9.53
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Utz Brands, Inc. Hold (neutral), based on 8 analysts. Average price target: US$14.31.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 20,121 of 24,148 companies
28.2
score / 100
Value33
Quality23
FCF yld0.7%
Earn yld0.1%
EV/EBITDA18.6x
ROE-3.1%
Gross mgn25%
Net mgn0.1%
Debt/EBITDA8.3x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$14.29
Analyst consensus
8 analystsHold
US$14.00Target US$14.31(+0%)US$15.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.4B
Gross profitUS$358.3M25% margin
EBITDAUS$123.5M9% margin
Net incomeUS$800k-2.0% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)17.1x
P/Book1.8x
Beta0.73
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1.3B
Total debtUS$1B
Free Cash FlowUS$9.4M
Debt / Equity79%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-3.1%
ROA0.1%
% insiders18.9%
% institutions88.2%
Last declaration on 16 October 2026
Declarations274 total
475,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-066128:0
475,000 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-066128:1
814,267 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-066128:2
814,267 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-066128:3
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027572:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027579:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027563:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027576:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027630:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027571:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027578:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027574:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027584:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027567:0
16,927 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-027582:0
132,498 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016532:0
4,296 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016531:0
24,962 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016530:0
20,195 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016529:0
23,333 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016528:0
25,251 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016526:0
2,982 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016523:0
26,013 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-016525:0
16,891 shares@ US$10.388.0% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-014065:0
10,559 shares@ US$10.380.0053% mcap48.5% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-000938:0
25 of 274 declarations
About Utz Brands, Inc.
Utz Brands, Inc. is a U.S.-based packaged food company listed on the NYSE under the ticker UTZ in the United States. The group is a major player in salty snacks, manufacturing and marketing a broad portfolio that includes potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, pork rinds, cheese snacks and other snack formats. For French, Belgian and Swiss investors, Utz fits the profile of a defensive consumer staples business: demand is relatively stable, but the company operates in a highly competitive category where shelf space, pricing, promotions and input costs matter materially.
The company was founded in 1921 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and its headquarters remain in Hanover, underscoring the long-standing heritage of the Utz brand in the U.S. salty-snack market. Over the decades, Utz has expanded both organically and through acquisitions, building a wider geographic footprint and a more diversified brand architecture. That history is important: Utz is not simply a single-brand manufacturer, but a platform with multiple regional and national brands that have been assembled over time.
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Its brand portfolio includes Utz, Zapp’s, On The Border, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian Brand and TORTIYAHS!, among others. This mix gives the company exposure to several price points and consumer segments, from mainstream salty snacks to more premium or “better-for-you” offerings. In competitive terms, Utz benefits from strong brand recognition, local heritage and a meaningful presence in U.S. retail, while still facing intense pressure from larger diversified food groups and other snack specialists.
Commercially, Utz states that its products are found in approximately half of U.S. households, which indicates broad retail reach and meaningful consumer penetration. The business relies on a multi-channel distribution model, with sales through retail partners and other outlets, making execution in customer relationships and supply chain management central to the investment case. The company has also been working on supply-chain transformation, logistics optimization and portfolio simplification to improve efficiency and support margins.
Recent developments remain focused on execution and portfolio management. Utz reported full-year 2025 results in February 2026 and has continued to highlight transformation initiatives across manufacturing and distribution. In 2024, the company also announced divestitures of certain assets and brands, pointing to a more disciplined approach to portfolio management. For investors, UTZ is therefore a well-established U.S. snack company with a long operating history, a recognized brand base, nationwide distribution and an ongoing push to strengthen profitability and strategic focus. The key watchpoints remain category growth, pricing power, commodity inflation, retailer dynamics and successful execution of operational initiatives.
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