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NOMDNomad Foods LimitedSell5.5·$11.99+1.78%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Nomad Foods is a packaged foods company trading at an exceptionally cheap forward P/E of 5.5x and PEG of 0.07, but its quality score of 3.5 falls below the minimum threshold, revenue is declining 6%, and it sits in a confirmed long-term downtrend below its 200-day moving average.

Thesis pillars

  • Revenue Decline TrendStable
  • Extreme Valuation CheapnessStable
  • Below Floor Quality ScoreStable
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Nomad Foods Limited (NOMD) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup · Inst Constrain edge

SellVALUE-TRAP 5/5ValueGrowthQualityModerate Confidence

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Earnings in 4 days (2026-08-13). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.99: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers frozen fish products, including fish fingers, coated fish, and natural fish; ready-to-cook... Read more

$11.99-1.1% A.UpsideScore 5.5/10#18 of 35 Packaged Foods
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield9.31%
IncomeYield5.77%Payout65.09%
Stop $11.23Target $12.53(resistance)A.R:R -0.1:1
Analyst target$13.63+13.7%5 analysts
$12.53our TP
$11.99price
$13.63mean
$11
$15

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.99: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 53 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-08-08
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Thu, Aug 13, 20264d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Target reached (-1.1% upside)
Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
Value-trap signals (5/5): Revenue declining (-26.2% YoY), Margin compression (op margin -12.9%), High leverage (D/E 2.0)…

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)11.3
P/E (Fwd)6.5
Mkt Cap$1.7B
EV/EBITDA8.0
Profit Mgn4.4%
ROE5.2%
Rev Growth-5.9%
Beta0.67
Dividend5.77%
Rating analysts11

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9

Options Flow

P/C0.50bullish
IV90%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
1.4
Roe
1.7
Net Margin
2.2
Roa
2.5
Moat
3.1
Operating Margin
3.7
Current Ratio
4.2
Piotroski F
4.4
Fcf Quality
7.9
No competitive moat

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Volume
0.5
Obv
1.0
Macd
2.6
Rsi
5.5
Ma Position
8.0
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-MA but MA slope flat

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
0.9
Quality Rank
4.2
Value Rank
6.7
GatesMomentum 3.5<4.5A.R:R -0.1=NEGATIVEEARNINGS PROXIMITY 4d<=7dInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
53 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $11.04Resistance $12.79

Price Targets

$11
$13
A.Upside-1.1%
A.R:R-0.1:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-1.1% upside)
! Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
! Value-trap signals (5/5): Revenue declining (-26.2% YoY), Margin compression (op margin -12.9%), High leverage (D/E 2.0)…

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-13 (4d)

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NOMD stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $11.99: Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 53 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $11.23. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the NOMD stock price target?

Take-profit target: $12.53 (-1.1% upside). Prior stop was $11.23. Stop-loss: $11.23.

What are the risks of investing in NOMD?

Target reached (-1.1% upside); Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (5/5): Revenue declining (-26.2% YoY), Margin compression (op margin -12.9%), High leverage (D/E 2.0)….

Is NOMD overvalued or undervalued?

Nomad Foods Limited trades at a P/E of 11.3 (forward 6.5). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about NOMD?

11 analysts cover NOMD with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $14.

What does Nomad Foods Limited do?Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food...

Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers frozen fish products, including fish fingers, coated fish, and natural fish; ready-to-cook vegetable products, such as peas and spinach; and frozen poultry and meat products, comprising nuggets, grills, and burgers. It also provides meal products that contain ready-to-cook noodles, pasta, lasagna, pancakes, and other ready-made meals; ice creams, such as in-home and out-of-home ice creams; and other products comprising soups, pizzas, bakery goods, and meat substitutes. The company sells its products to supermarkets and food retail chains primarily under the Birds Eye, Green Cuisine, iglo, Findus, Aunt Bessie's, Goodfella's, Frikom, Ledo, La Cocinera, and Belviva brand names. Nomad Foods Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Woking, the United Kingdom.

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