Utz Brands (UTZ) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.19
- Estimate
- $0.20
- Surprise
- -3.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-28)
- $371.8M
- Score today
- 4.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Utz Brands (UTZ) missed the $0.20 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.19 — a clear 3.2% shortfall.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates UTZ Sell at 4.2/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -3.2% surprise compares with a +1.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: United States
- Target reached (-12.9% upside)
- Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $14.29
- Price target
- $16.43
- Stop
- $14.23
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
Risk check: RSI 75 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-07 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
UTZ at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $1.26B
- P/E (fwd)
- 17.1
- 52-week range
- $6.78–$14.33
- Off 52-week high
- 0.3%
- RSI (14)
- 75
- Volume vs avg
- 0.35×
- Score today
- 4.2/10