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

Natixis Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE:THS) by 18.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in TreeHouse Foods by 456.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings 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 worth $99,000 after buying an additional 877 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods in the 4th quarter worth $216,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of TreeHouse Foods in the 4th quarter worth $333,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TreeHouse Foods by 198.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 10,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 6,711 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.81% of the company’s stock.

TreeHouse Foods Trading Down 0.4 %

TreeHouse Foods stock opened at $26.27 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $32.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.36. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has a one year low of $26.14 and a one year high of $43.84. The stock has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 48.65 and a beta of 0.15.

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.95 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 analysts’ expectations of $907.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. will post 1.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

THS has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays upped their target price on TreeHouse Foods from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded TreeHouse Foods from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.83.

About TreeHouse Foods

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.