Barclays PLC Decreases Stock Holdings in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS)

Barclays PLC lessened its stake in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) by 20.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 267,651 shares of the company's stock after selling 70,006 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.52% of TreeHouse Foods worth $9,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 456.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,119 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 134.4% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 2,374 shares of the company's stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 45.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,820 shares of the company's stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 58.2% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,101 shares of the company's stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods during the 4th quarter valued at $216,000. 99.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

TreeHouse Foods Stock Up 1.4 %

NYSE:THS opened at $22.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.02 and a beta of 0.40. The company's fifty day moving average price is $27.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.66. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.39 and a 1-year high of $43.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by ($0.02). TreeHouse Foods had a net margin of 0.80% and a return on equity of 6.42%. The company had revenue of $905.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $907.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on THS. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $35.00 to $26.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $32.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of TreeHouse Foods from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $31.67.

TreeHouse Foods Profile

TreeHouse Foods, Inc manufactures and distributes private brands snacks and beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides snacking products, such as crackers, pretzels, in-store bakery items, frozen griddle items, cookies, and candies; and beverage and drink mixes, including non-dairy creamer, coffee, broths/stocks, powdered beverages and other blends, tea, and ready-to-drink-beverages.

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