Quantbot Technologies LP Takes $605,000 Position in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS)

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 17,210 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $605,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in THS. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 456.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,119 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 45.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,820 shares of the company's stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in TreeHouse Foods during the 4th quarter worth approximately $333,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in TreeHouse Foods by 4.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 10,657 shares of the company's stock valued at $447,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.81% of the company's stock.

TreeHouse Foods Trading Up 1.3 %

THS stock traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $27.45. The stock had a trading volume of 124,012 shares, compared to its average volume of 676,805. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market cap of $1.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.81 and a beta of 0.15. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $31.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.94. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a 1-year low of $25.69 and a 1-year high of $43.84.

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TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). TreeHouse Foods had a net margin of 0.80% and a return on equity of 6.42%. The business had revenue of $905.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $907.71 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on THS. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on TreeHouse Foods from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of TreeHouse Foods from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of TreeHouse Foods from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.83.

TreeHouse Foods Company 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.