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Investing.com - UBS maintained its Sell rating and $40.00 price target on National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) following the company’s recent earnings report. The stock currently trades at a P/E ratio of 20.2x, which InvestingPro data shows is relatively high compared to its near-term earnings growth prospects.
The beverage maker’s earnings per share were in line with UBS estimates, driven by better-than-expected gross margins of 37.2%, but sales fell significantly short of forecasts due to lower volumes. The company maintains strong financial health with a current ratio of 3.24, indicating ample liquidity to meet short-term obligations.
UBS noted that National Beverage shares have underperformed considerably in recent weeks, declining 14% compared to a 2% drop for the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (XLP).
Despite the recent share price weakness, UBS indicated that investor sentiment remained negative heading into the earnings announcement, with concerns that volume growth could prove short-lived as tracked trends have "materially decelerated" at the start of the company’s fiscal second quarter.
UBS expects shares to trade lower following the results, though the firm believes National Beverage’s current valuation and recent underperformance may limit the downside.
In other recent news, National Beverage Corp. reported its first-quarter earnings, which did not meet analyst expectations. The company announced earnings per share of $0.60, falling short of the anticipated $0.61. Despite achieving a record revenue of $331 million, this figure was below the consensus estimate of $336.06 million. The record revenue was attributed to improvements in pricing and product mix, although there was a slight decline in case volume. These developments highlight the company’s ongoing challenges in meeting market forecasts.
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