Ratings Freshpet, Inc.

Equities

FRPT

US3580391056

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 21:00:00 26/04/2024 BST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
106.4 ^USD	+1.31%		+1.60%	+22.59%

04-23	Activist Jana, in letter, urges Wolfspeed to eye sale, other strategic alternatives	RE
04-22	Activist Jana, in letter, urges Wolfspeed to eye sale, other strategic alternatives	RE

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.

Strengths

Analysts expect a sharply increasing business volume for the group, with high growth rates in the coming years.
The company's profit outlook over the next few years is a strong asset.
Analysts have consistently raised their revenue expectations for the company, which provides good prospects for the current and next years in terms of revenue growth.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
For the past twelve months, EPS forecast has been revised upwards.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.

Weaknesses

The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 556.33 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
The company's "enterprise value to sales" ratio is among the highest in the world.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
Sales estimates for the next fiscal years vary from one analyst to another. This clearly highlights a lack of visibility into the company's future activity.
The group usually releases earnings worse than estimated.

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Sector: Food Processing

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
FRESHPET, INC.	+22.59%	5.14B	C+
GAMBOL PET GROUP CO., LTD.	+30.27%	2.86B	-
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY	-17.60%	2.35B	C-
I-TAIL CORPORATION	+4.74%	1.79B	-
YANTAI CHINA PET FOODS CO., LTD.	-6.26%	993M	-
PETPAL PET NUTRITION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	+2.11%	457M	-

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