Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 15,707 Shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS)

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its stake in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) by 18.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 70,303 shares of the company's stock after selling 15,707 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.14% of TreeHouse Foods worth $2,470,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 37.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 124,173 shares of the company's stock worth $5,213,000 after purchasing an additional 33,978 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in TreeHouse Foods by 187.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 316,428 shares of the company's stock worth $13,284,000 after buying an additional 206,411 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in TreeHouse Foods during the fourth quarter worth $333,000. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in TreeHouse Foods by 90.8% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 11,374 shares of the company's stock worth $488,000 after acquiring an additional 5,413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in TreeHouse Foods in the fourth quarter valued at $10,362,000. Institutional investors own 99.81% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

THS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays upped their target price on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on TreeHouse Foods from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of TreeHouse Foods from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.83.

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TreeHouse Foods Stock Performance

NYSE:THS traded up $0.89 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $27.42. 469,280 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 539,963. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a one year low of $25.69 and a one year high of $43.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.36. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $31.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 50.77 and a beta of 0.15.

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

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.