Freshpet (FRPT) ended the recent trading session at $70.76, demonstrating a -1.38% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.4%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.47%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.24%.
Heading into today, shares of the seller of refrigerated fresh pet food had gained 5.11% over the past month, outpacing the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.48% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.61%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Freshpet in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on August 4, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Freshpet to post earnings of $0.12 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 500%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $267.74 million, indicating a 13.81% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
FRPT's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.23 per share and revenue of $1.12 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +59.74% and +15.13%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Freshpet. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 2.87% lower. Currently, Freshpet is carrying a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).
Investors should also note Freshpet's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 58.12. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 16.97.
Investors should also note that FRPT has a PEG ratio of 1.42 right now. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Food - Miscellaneous industry held an average PEG ratio of 1.69.
The Food - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 175, this industry ranks in the bottom 30% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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