The Marzetti Company (MZTI) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $113.89 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Customer: Chick-fil-A (29.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (19.0%).
The Marzetti Company (formerly Lancaster Colony) manufactures and markets specialty food products across Retail and Foodservice segments in the U.S., including salad dressings, frozen breads, and licensed restaurant sauces. Revenue comes from national retailers, food brokers,... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $113.89 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Customer: Chick-fil-A (29.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (19.0%). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 92d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — The Marzetti Company
Latest news
- Moody Aldrich Partners LLC Purchases New Stake in The Marzetti Company $MZTI - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- The Marzetti Company (MZTI) Q1 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New $2.11 Million Investment in The Marzetti Company $MZTI - Ma — MarketBeat positive
- The Marzetti Company is the most oversold consumer staples stock as Q1 earnings roll on - MSN — MSN negative
- Marzetti Company (MZTI) Earnings Preview: Analysts Project 1.8% Revenue Increase - News and Statistics - IndexBox — IndexBox neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerChick-fil-A29%10-K Item 1: 'Total net sales attributed to Chick-fil-A, including the Retail sales resulting from the exclusive license agreement and the Foodservice sales, totaled 29%, 28% and 26% of consolidated net sales for 2025'
- HIGHCustomerWalmart19%10-K Item 1: 'Net sales attributed to Walmart Inc. ("Walmart") totaled 19%, 18% and 18% of consolidated net sales for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.'
- HIGHCustomertop-5 Retail customers62%10-K Item 1: 'Our top five Retail customers accounted for 62%, 59% and 59% of this segment’s total net sales in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.'
- HIGHCustomertop-5 Foodservice direct customers53%10-K Item 1: 'Our top five Foodservice direct customers accounted for 53%, 53% and 58% of this segment’s total net sales in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-11Item 5.02LOWGreg Hughes appointed to Board of Directors as Class I director effective February 11, 2026. No committee assignments. No disagreement cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Revenue shrinking — -1.0% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.3/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $113.89 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Customer: Chick-fil-A (29.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (19.0%). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $107.71. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $138.68 (+21.8% upside). Prior stop was $107.71. Stop-loss: $107.71.
Concentration risk — Customer: Chick-fil-A (29.0%); Concentration risk — Customer: Walmart (19.0%); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5).
The Marzetti Company trades at a P/E of 17.8 (forward 15.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover MZTI with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $159.
What does The Marzetti Company do?The Marzetti Company (formerly Lancaster Colony) manufactures and markets specialty food products across Retail and...
The Marzetti Company (formerly Lancaster Colony) manufactures and markets specialty food products across Retail and Foodservice segments in the U.S., including salad dressings, frozen breads, and licensed restaurant sauces. Revenue comes from national retailers, food brokers, and national chain restaurant accounts; Chick-fil-A and Walmart are its two largest customers.