Utz Brands, Inc.

Utz Brands, Inc.

Consumer Defensive

NYSE:UTZ · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $627.73M Beta 0.84 P/E (TTM) -75.1
$7.14 +0.28%

+$0.02 today

52W Low $6.78High $14.67

Vol 0.99M · Avg 1.95M

EPS (TTM)-$0.10
Div Yield3.47%
Packaged Foods

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

0.1%

avg 4.9%

ROIC

3.9%

avg 2.2%

ROA

0.0%

avg -1.5%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 3.9% versus its period average of 2.2%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Howard A. Friedman

Chief Executive Officer & Director$1.69M56$321,932.000.36%

Jeremy Stuart

Executive Vice President of Sales & Chief Customer Officer$770,384.0052$67,469.000.08%

Mitchell Arends

Executive Vice President, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer & Principal Operating Officer$747,351.0050$101,712.000.11%

Theresa Robbins Shea

Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary$719,528.0053$110,524.000.12%

William J. Kelley Jr.

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$715,585.0061$39,897.000.05%

Jennifer Bentz

Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer$687,138.0055$85,000.000.10%

Marek Hejna

Executive Vice President of Finance

Chad Whyte

Executive Vice President of Supply Chain49$58,717.000.07%

James Sponaugle

Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer49$100,254.000.11%

Ryan Tewey

VP & Controller$20,854.000.02%

Trevor Martin

Senior Vice President of Investor Relations

Shannan Redcay

Executive Vice President of Manufacturing45$45,124.000.05%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

16

$2.60M

Sells

1

$77,731.89

Net Sentiment

+$2.52M

Net buying

Most Active

Series U of UM Partners, LLC

4 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Dec 31, 2025

Sponaugle James

Direct

Buy679$9.86$6,694.94
Dec 31, 2025

Shea Theresa Robbins

Direct

Buy702$9.86$6,921.72
Nov 24, 2025

Series U of UM Partners, LLC

Direct

Buy8.0K$9.51$75,804.21
Nov 24, 2025

Series R of UM Partners, LLC

Direct

Buy1.4K$9.51$13,371.06
Nov 21, 2025

Series R of UM Partners, LLC

Direct

Buy12.4K$9.60$119,232.00
Nov 21, 2025

Series U of UM Partners, LLC

Direct

Buy70.4K$9.60$675,638.40
Nov 20, 2025

Series U of UM Partners, LLC

Direct

Buy6.7K$9.53$63,374.50
Nov 20, 2025

Series R of UM Partners, LLC

Direct

Buy1.2K$9.53$11,188.22
Nov 18, 2025

Lissette Dylan

Direct

Buy7.0K$9.99$70,029.20
Nov 7, 2025

Lissette Dylan

Direct

Buy7.9K$9.99$78,908.87

1–10 of 17

Analysis

Insiders reported 16 buys worth $2.60M and 1 sells worth $77,731.89 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $2.52M. Series U of UM Partners, LLC was the most active insider with 4 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
N/A2 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+22.4%
+1.7% (6yr)3 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
N/A3 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-48.3%
+83.6% (6yr)3 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +22.4% over three years. Forward estimates point to EBIT at +83.6% (6yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages UTZ?

Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) lists 12 active executives. The top listed executive is Mitchell Arends, Executive Vice President, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer & Principal Operating Officer.

Are UTZ insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $89.30M.

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