Mama's Creations has posted a perfect 4-quarter EPS beat streak with 50% YoY growth and positive momentum, but a rich forward P/E and a stock price already near its analyst target limit the near-term reward relative to the risk.
Thesis pillars
- Positive Momentum Overbought↑Improving
- Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- Rich Forward Valuation→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Mama's Creations, Inc. (MAMA) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $13.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7); Negative momentum.
Mama's Creations manufactures and markets fresh, deli-prepared foods, including meatballs, meatloaf, sausage, pasta, and salads, sold under the MamaMancini's, T&L Creative Salads, Olive Branch, and Crown 1 Foods brands to over 12,000 grocery, mass, club, and convenience stores... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $13.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
About Mama's Creations, Inc.
About Mama's Creations, Inc.
Mama's Creations sells fresh deli-prepared foods - meatballs, meatloaf, sausage, pasta and rice entrees, salads, and olives - under the MamaMancini's, T&L Creative Salads, Olive Branch, and Crown 1 Foods brands, reaching over 12,000 grocery, mass, club, and convenience stores nationwide. Two customers accounted for approximately 38% and 17% of gross sales, respectively, in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, and the company's roughly 582 employees operate manufacturing facilities including a shared Farmingdale, New York plant for Olive Branch and T&L Creative Salads.
Mama's Creations sells almost entirely through a commission broker network to large retail chains and food distributors at premium prices, typically $7.99 to $9.99 per pound for fresh prepared foods sold in deli and hot-bar sections. The company has grown mainly through acquisitions - T&L Creative Salads and Olive Branch in 2021, Chef Inspirational Foods in 2022-2023, and the $17.3 million Crown 1 Business purchase in September 2025 - to build toward a stated goal of $1 billion in sales as a one-stop-shop deli supplier. Almost all products are manufactured internally, with raw materials, including tomatoes, onions, poultry, and meats, sourced domestically, and the company holds a 50-year exclusive license (with a 25-year extension option) from founder Dan Dougherty for the MamaMancini's family recipes that underpin its core product line.
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Mama's Creations' revenue is unusually concentrated for a packaged-food company of its scale: two customers made up approximately 38% and 17% of gross sales in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, up from a single customer at 44% the year before, and the 10-K warns that industry consolidation and the growing bargaining power of large-format retailers and e-commerce platforms could let these customers demand lower prices, higher promotional allowances, or reduced shelf space. Because finished-goods inventory sits in only a small number of warehouse facilities, a disruption at a single site combined with the loss of either top customer would compound quickly, a risk the company has not yet diversified away even as it pursues its $1 billion revenue ambition.
See also: Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
From Mama's Creations, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-23Recent Developments — Mama's Creations, Inc.
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- NEWS Manatuck Hill Partners LLC Buys New Position in Mama's Creations, Inc. $MAMA - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Expect Equity LLC Acquires New Position in Mama's Creations, Inc. $MAMA - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Mama's Creations tops estimates with $52.8M quarter as new investor joins register - Dealroom — Dealroom positive
- NEWS Mama's Creations tops estimates with $52.8M quarter as new investor joins register - app.dealroom.co — app.dealroom.co positive
- NEWS A Mi Mama No Le Gusto Nuestra Ropa Interior Coreweave Stock (U4wLMH5hBC) - Mshale — Mshale neutral
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1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $13.80, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7); Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $19.39 (+40.5%), stop $12.83 (−7.6%), A.R:R 3.2:1. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $19.39 (+40.5% upside). Target $19.39 (+40.5%), stop $12.83 (−7.6%), A.R:R 3.2:1. Stop-loss: $12.83.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7); Negative momentum.
Mama's Creations, Inc. trades at a P/E of 81.2 (forward 38.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover MAMA with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $22.
What does Mama's Creations, Inc. do?Mama's Creations manufactures and markets fresh, deli-prepared foods, including meatballs, meatloaf, sausage, pasta,...
Mama's Creations manufactures and markets fresh, deli-prepared foods, including meatballs, meatloaf, sausage, pasta, and salads, sold under the MamaMancini's, T&L Creative Salads, Olive Branch, and Crown 1 Foods brands to over 12,000 grocery, mass, club, and convenience stores nationally. Products are sold primarily through a commission broker network to large retail chains and food distributors, with two customers accounting for approximately 38% and 17% of gross sales in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026. The company pursues a one-stop-shop deli strategy, targeting $1 billion in sales t