Utz Brands, Inc.

UTZ stock score: 51/100

$14.29 · -0.07% · Scored Oct 20, 2026

Technical
60
Fundamental
42
News
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The reading

Utz Brands (UTZ) scores 51 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 43% of Consumer Defensive stocks and 46% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 60, fundamentals 42.

Among the fundamentals, Fund Ownership at 100 and Institutional Ownership at 100 score highest, while Earnings Growth (Quarterly) at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 57 and contrarian oscillators 41.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 51 to 62, and it is down 4 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

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

Fundamental

42

Pulling it up

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • Insider Transactions96

    Insider transactions track recent buying and selling by company insiders.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)0

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

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)0

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)0

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

41 weighted scorers.

Technical · daily

57

Pulling it up

  • EMA 200100

    Exponential Moving Average (200-period) is a crucial long-term trend indicator that reacts faster than SMA-200.

  • SMA 100100

    Simple Moving Average (100-period) provides a longer-term perspective on price trends.

  • SMA 200100

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

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

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

  • RSI (50)0

    Relative Strength Index (50-period) provides a longer-term view of momentum compared to RSI-14.

  • RSI (14)0

    Relative Strength Index (14-period) measures momentum by comparing recent gains to losses.

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

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly461
Daily573
Weekly662
Monthly642
Quarterly632

Composite score, last 90 days

05010051Jul 25, 2026Oct 20, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 55Jul 26, 2026: 62Jul 27, 2026: 62Jul 28, 2026: 62Jul 29, 2026: 52Jul 30, 2026: 53Jul 31, 2026: 56Aug 2, 2026: 52Aug 3, 2026: 56Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 55Aug 7, 2026: 54Aug 8, 2026: 54Aug 9, 2026: 54Aug 10, 2026: 54Aug 11, 2026: 54Aug 12, 2026: 55Aug 13, 2026: 55Aug 14, 2026: 54Aug 15, 2026: 55Aug 16, 2026: 55Aug 17, 2026: 54Aug 18, 2026: 54Aug 19, 2026: 53Aug 23, 2026: 51Aug 24, 2026: 52Aug 25, 2026: 52Aug 26, 2026: 51Aug 27, 2026: 52Aug 28, 2026: 51Aug 29, 2026: 52Aug 30, 2026: 52Aug 31, 2026: 52Sep 1, 2026: 52Sep 2, 2026: 52Sep 3, 2026: 53Sep 4, 2026: 52Sep 5, 2026: 53Sep 6, 2026: 53Sep 7, 2026: 53Sep 8, 2026: 53Sep 9, 2026: 53Sep 10, 2026: 53Sep 11, 2026: 53Sep 12, 2026: 53Sep 13, 2026: 53Sep 14, 2026: 52Sep 15, 2026: 52Sep 16, 2026: 52Sep 17, 2026: 52Sep 18, 2026: 52Sep 19, 2026: 53Sep 20, 2026: 53Sep 21, 2026: 52Sep 22, 2026: 52Sep 23, 2026: 54Sep 24, 2026: 53Sep 25, 2026: 53Sep 26, 2026: 53Sep 27, 2026: 53Sep 28, 2026: 53Sep 29, 2026: 53Sep 30, 2026: 53Oct 1, 2026: 52Oct 2, 2026: 52Oct 3, 2026: 52Oct 4, 2026: 53Oct 5, 2026: 52Oct 6, 2026: 52Oct 7, 2026: 52Oct 8, 2026: 52Oct 9, 2026: 52Oct 10, 2026: 52Oct 11, 2026: 52Oct 12, 2026: 52Oct 13, 2026: 52Oct 14, 2026: 52Oct 15, 2026: 52Oct 16, 2026: 51Oct 17, 2026: 51Oct 18, 2026: 51Oct 19, 2026: 52Oct 20, 2026: 51
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Key facts

Market cap
$2.1B
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Beta
0.73
Risk grade (1–10)
6
Next earnings
Oct 29, 2026

Packaged Foods peers

CompanyMarket capScore
CPB The Campbell's Company$5.9B39
POST Post$3.4B51
FRPT Freshpet$3.2B60
MZTI The Marzetti Company$2.9B53
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company$2.7B65
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company$2.3B64

Questions

What is UTZ's stock score today?

UTZ scores 51/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 20, 2026: technical 60, fundamental 42. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is UTZ a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 51 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 UTZ score calculated?

103 weighted scorers feed it today: 41 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.