J&J Snack Foods vs Utz Brands
JJSF and UTZ side by side, both in food and kindred products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How JJSF and UTZ compare
Utz Brands is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as J&J Snack Foods ($2.1B against $1.6B).
Utz Brands grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.48% versus −4.7% for J&J Snack Foods).
J&J Snack Foods keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.2% compared with −2.7% at Utz Brands.
Both pay dividends: J&J Snack Foods yields 3.6% and Utz Brands 1.8%.
J&J Snack Foods scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 4 for Utz Brands), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | JJSF | UTZ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.6B | $2.1B |
| Share price | $87.74 | $14.25 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.5% | 38.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.3% | −10.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.30 | 0.43 |
| Employees | 1,800 | 3,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.7× | – |
| P/S | 1.1× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 1.8× (better) | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.8× (better) | 46.3× |
| P/FCF | 17.8× (better) | 855× |
| PEG | 3.08 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.6% (better) | 0.12% |
| Fair value | $92.45 | $4.78 |
| Margin of safety | 5.1% (better) | −198% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.7% | 0.48% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.1% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −41.2% (better) | −789% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −39.4% (better) | −714% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 28.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.3% (better) | 24.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.9% (better) | −1.1% |
| Net margin | 3.2% (better) | −2.7% |
| FCF margin | 6.0% (better) | 0.17% |
| Return on equity | 5.3% (better) | −5.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% (better) | −0.81% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 1.30 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.26 | 10.75 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 27.8× (better) | −0.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.34 (better) | 1.07 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.49 (better) | 1.14 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.6% (better) | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | 124% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.2% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.0% | 53.5% |
| Held by insiders | 20.8% | 43.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 | $13.6K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.5% | 6.4% |
Go deeper
- JJSF stock overview
- JJSF income statement
- JJSF valuation and score
- UTZ stock overview
- UTZ income statement
- UTZ valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.