Barclays analyst Andrew Lazar maintained a Hold rating on TreeHouse Foods (THS) yesterday and set a price target of $60. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $54.05, close to its 52-week high of $55.60.
According to TipRanks.com, Lazar is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.3% and a 61.9% success rate. Lazar covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as McCormick & Company, Post Holdings Inc, and Nomad Foods Ltd.
TreeHouse Foods has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $53.50, representing a -1.0% downside. In a report released yesterday, Susquehanna also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $47 price target.
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Based on TreeHouse Foods’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.39 billion and net profit of $5.4 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $28.8 million.
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TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is a food manufacturer servicing primarily in retail grocery and foodservice channels. Its products include non dairy powdered creamers and sweeteners; condensed, ready to serve, and powdered soups; refrigerated and shelf stable salad dressings and sauces; powdered drink mixes; single serve hot beverages; specialty teas; hot and cold cereals; macaroni and cheese, skillet dinners and other value added side dishes and salads; salsa and Mexican sauces; jams and pie fillings; pickles and related products; aseptic sauces; and liquid non dairy creamer. The company operates through three business segments: North American Retail Grocery, Food Away From Home and Industrial and Export. The North American Retail Grocery segment sells branded and private label products to customers within the United States and Canada. These products include non-dairy powdered creamers, condensed and ready to serve soups, broths and gravies, salad dressings and sauces, pickles and related products, Mexican sauces, jams and pie fillings, aseptic products, liquid non-dairy creamer, powdered drinks, hot cereals, macaroni and cheese and skillet dinners. The Food Away From Home segment sells non-dairy powdered creamers pickles and related products, Mexican sauces, refrigerated dressings, aseptic products and hot cereals to foodservice customers, including restaurant chains and food distribution companies, within the United States and Canada. The Industrial and Export segment includes co pack business and non dairy powdered creamer sales to industrial customers for use in industrial applications, including products for repackaging in portion control packages and for use as ingredients by other food manufacturers, pickles and related products, Mexican sauces, infant feeding products and refrigerated dressings. Export sales are primarily to industrial customers outside of North America. The company was founded on January 25, 2005 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.
