The Marzetti Company

MZTI stock score: 53/100

$105.33 · -0.64% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
36
Fundamental
70
News
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The reading

The Marzetti Company (MZTI) scores 53 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 52% of Consumer Defensive stocks and 51% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 36, fundamentals 70.

Among the fundamentals, Fund Ownership at 100 and Institutional Ownership at 100 score highest, while Earnings Estimates at 16 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 49 and contrarian oscillators 29.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 48 to 55, and it is up 4 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward MZTI’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

70

Pulling it up

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)99

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Estimates16

    Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.

  • Revenue Growth (Quarterly)34

    Quarterly revenue growth measures sales increase compared to the previous quarter.

  • Gross Margins35

    Gross margins show profitability after cost of goods sold.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

43

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • Candlestick Patterns100

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • VWAP93

    Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.

Holding it back

  • S&P 500 52W Comparison0

    S&P 500 52-week comparison evaluates the stock's annual performance relative to the broader market.

  • SMA 2001

    Simple Moving Average (200-period) is the most widely followed long-term trend indicator.

  • Williams %R (14)1

    Williams %R (14-period) measures where the current price sits within the recent high-low range.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly561
Daily433
Weekly302
Monthly252
Quarterly342

Composite score, last 90 days

05010053Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 49Jul 26, 2026: 49Jul 27, 2026: 50Jul 28, 2026: 51Jul 29, 2026: 51Jul 30, 2026: 49Jul 31, 2026: 49Aug 2, 2026: 49Aug 3, 2026: 51Aug 5, 2026: 51Aug 6, 2026: 51Aug 7, 2026: 52Aug 8, 2026: 52Aug 9, 2026: 52Aug 10, 2026: 52Aug 11, 2026: 53Aug 12, 2026: 52Aug 13, 2026: 54Aug 14, 2026: 52Aug 15, 2026: 52Aug 16, 2026: 52Aug 17, 2026: 52Aug 18, 2026: 53Aug 19, 2026: 54Aug 20, 2026: 52Aug 22, 2026: 50Aug 23, 2026: 50Aug 24, 2026: 54Aug 25, 2026: 55Aug 26, 2026: 52Aug 27, 2026: 51Aug 28, 2026: 53Aug 29, 2026: 52Aug 30, 2026: 53Aug 31, 2026: 52Sep 1, 2026: 52Sep 2, 2026: 52Sep 3, 2026: 49Sep 4, 2026: 50Sep 5, 2026: 49Sep 6, 2026: 49Sep 7, 2026: 49Sep 8, 2026: 49Sep 9, 2026: 48Sep 10, 2026: 48Sep 11, 2026: 50Sep 12, 2026: 49Sep 13, 2026: 50Sep 14, 2026: 49Sep 15, 2026: 48Sep 16, 2026: 49Sep 17, 2026: 49Sep 18, 2026: 48Sep 19, 2026: 48Sep 20, 2026: 49Sep 21, 2026: 50Sep 22, 2026: 51Sep 23, 2026: 50Sep 24, 2026: 50Sep 25, 2026: 49Sep 26, 2026: 48Sep 27, 2026: 49Sep 28, 2026: 50Sep 29, 2026: 49Sep 30, 2026: 49Oct 1, 2026: 49Oct 2, 2026: 49Oct 3, 2026: 50Oct 4, 2026: 50Oct 5, 2026: 50Oct 6, 2026: 51Oct 7, 2026: 51Oct 8, 2026: 52Oct 9, 2026: 50Oct 10, 2026: 50Oct 11, 2026: 50Oct 12, 2026: 52Oct 13, 2026: 51Oct 14, 2026: 52Oct 15, 2026: 52Oct 16, 2026: 53Oct 17, 2026: 53Oct 18, 2026: 52Oct 19, 2026: 53Oct 20, 2026: 53Oct 21, 2026: 53
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Key facts

Market cap
$2.9B
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Beta
0.36
Risk grade (1–10)
4
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026

Packaged Foods peers

CompanyMarket capScore
CPB The Campbell's Company$5.8B39
POST Post$3.4B51
FRPT Freshpet$3.0B57
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company$2.7B65
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company$2.3B64
UTZ Utz Brands$2.1B52

Questions

What is MZTI's stock score today?

MZTI scores 53/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 36, fundamental 70. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is MZTI a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 53 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the MZTI score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Consumer Defensive ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.