Utz Brands (UTZ) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Utz Brands (NYSE: UTZ):

• 11/3/2025 – Utz Brands was given a new $16.00 price target on by analysts at Mizuho.
• 10/31/2025 – Utz Brands had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Utz Brands had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $13.50 to $11.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Utz Brands had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $14.00 to $12.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Utz Brands had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $15.00 to $13.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Utz Brands had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/27/2025 – Utz Brands had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Utz Brands Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.061 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. Utz Brands’s dividend payout ratio is presently 342.86%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Christina Choi sold 5,703 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.63, for a total value of $77,731.89. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 33,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $459,467.30. The trade was a 14.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Series R. Of Um Partners, Llc bought 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $10.48 per share, with a total value of $157,200.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 615,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,445,200. This represents a 2.50% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders acquired 55,392 shares of company stock worth $584,273. 16.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Utz Brands, Inc engages in manufacture, marketing, and distribution of snack foods. It offers a range of salty snacks, including salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, veggie snacks, pub/party mixes, tortilla chips, salsa and dips, ready-to-eat popcorn, and other snacks under the Utz, Zapp’s, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TORTIYAHS!, etc.