How does TWNK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

TWNK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the peer average (24.3x).

How does TWNK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Food Industry?

TWNK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the US Food industry average (16.7x).

What is TWNK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

TWNK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.9x).

What is the Fair Price of TWNK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

TWNK ($33.3) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] ($42.17)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Target price is lower than the current share price.

Hostess Brands (Nasdaq:TWNK) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

TWNK Stock Overview

Hostess Brands, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes snack products in the United States and Canada. More details

TWNK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 21% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 14.4% per year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Hostess Brands, Inc. Competitors

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Simply Good Foods

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US$3.8b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Hostess Brands
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$33.30
52 Week High	US$33.74
52 Week Low	US$21.59
Beta	0.53
11 Month Change	0%
3 Month Change	42.43%
1 Year Change	23.93%
33 Year Change	146.12%
5 Year Change	195.21%
Change since IPO	239.80%

Recent updates

Is Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) Trading At A 41% Discount?

Aug 11

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Presents An Opportunity

Jul 07

Hostess Brands, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TWNK) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price

Oct 28

Hostess Brands: Classic GARP Company

Oct 08

Here's Why We Think Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Is Well Worth Watching

Oct 01

Returns On Capital At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Have Stalled

Sep 16

Hostess Brands: A Sweet Proposition

Sep 14

Hostess Brands Q2 Non-GAAP EPS, revenue beats, revenue guidance raised

Aug 03

Here's Why Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Aug 01

Hostess Brands: Enjoy Your Twinkie But Stay Away From The Stock For Now

Jun 26

Does Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Jun 18

Returns On Capital At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Have Hit The Brakes

Jun 03

Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

May 02

Is There An Opportunity With Hostess Brands, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TWNK) 47% Undervaluation?

Apr 14

Hostess Brings A Novel Distribution Approach To A Mature Industry

Apr 13

Returns On Capital At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Have Stalled

Mar 03

Earnings Alpha And A Higher Multiple To Drive Hostess Stock Higher

Jan 27

Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jan 24

Is Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) Trading At A 36% Discount?

Dec 27

These 4 Measures Indicate That Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Oct 25

Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sep 23

Shareholder Returns

	TWNK	US Food	US Market
7D	-0.1%	-2.5%	-1.2%
1Y	23.9%	-0.4%	30.4%

Return vs Industry: TWNK exceeded the US Food industry which returned -12.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: TWNK exceeded the US Market which returned 14.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is TWNK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
TWNK volatility
TWNK Average Weekly Movement	8.4%
Food Industry Average Movement	5.1%
Market Average Movement	6.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	15.5%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: TWNK's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: TWNK's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1919	2,800	Andy Callahan	www.hostessbrands.com

Hostess Brands, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes snack products in the United States and Canada. The company provides a range of snack cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, breakfast pastries, cookies, snack pies, sweet baked goods, wafers, bread and buns, danishes, honey buns, coffee cakes, and sugar-free products. It offers its products under the Hostess, Dolly Madison, Cloverhill, Voortman, CupCakes, Twinkies, Donettes, Sno Balls, Ding Dongs, Zingers, Ho Hos, and Big Texas brands.

Hostess Brands, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Hostess Brands's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
TWNK fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$4.43b
Earnings (TTM)	US$126.48m
Revenue (TTM)	US$1.39b

35.0x

P/E Ratio

3.2x

P/S Ratio

Is TWNK overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
TWNK income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$1.39b
Cost of Revenue	US$899.69m
Gross Profit	US$490.33m
Other Expenses	US$363.85m
Earnings	US$126.48m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.95
Gross Margin	35.28%
Net Profit Margin	9.10%
Debt/Equity Ratio	51.1%

How did TWNK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

TWNK Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Hostess Brands, Inc. Competitors

NasdaqGS:CALM

US$4.7b

NYSE:FLO

US$4.6b

NasdaqGS:LANC

US$5.0b

NasdaqCM:SMPL

US$3.8b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

the Hostess®? Brand Delivers New Mashup of Fan-Favorite Breakfast Snacks with Launch of Honeybun Donettes

Hostess Brands, Inc. Files Form 15

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NasdaqCM:TWNK) from a group of shareholders.

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NasdaqCM:TWNK) from a group of shareholders.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hostess Brands, Inc. (NasdaqCM:TWNK) from shareholders for approximately $4.7 billion.

Recent updates

the Hostess®? Brand Delivers New Mashup of Fan-Favorite Breakfast Snacks with Launch of Honeybun Donettes

Hostess Brands, Inc. Files Form 15

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NasdaqCM:TWNK) from a group of shareholders.

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NasdaqCM:TWNK) from a group of shareholders.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hostess Brands, Inc. (NasdaqCM:TWNK) from shareholders for approximately $4.7 billion.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Is Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK) Trading At A 41% Discount?

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Hostess Brands, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full-Year 2023

Hostess Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 08, 2023

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Presents An Opportunity

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK)

Does Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hostess Brands, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWNK)

Here's Why Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

The Returns At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Aren't Growing

Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Hostess Brands, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 21, 2023

Hostess Brands, Inc. Announces Retirement of Michael J. Cramer, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant Secretary and A "Named Executive Officer", Effective February 1, 2023

Is Now The Time To Put Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) On Your Watchlist?

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Hostess Brands' (NASDAQ:TWNK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

We Think Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

Price target increased to US$29.05

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

Price target increased to US$29.05

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hostess Brands, Inc. Raises Revenue Guidance for Full Year 2022

Hostess Brands, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TWNK) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price

Hostess Brands, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 02, 2022

Hostess Brands: Classic GARP Company

Here's Why We Think Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Is Well Worth Watching

Hostess Brands, Inc Appoints Adrian Poretti as Chief Supply Chain Officer

Returns On Capital At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Have Stalled

Hostess Brands, Inc. Announces New Hostess® Bouncers™ Deliver Joy in Every Poppable Bite

Hostess Brands: A Sweet Proposition

Hostess Brands, Inc. Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Hostess Brands, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Treat Your Tastebuds This Fall to Limited-Edition Wafers from Voortman Cookies

Hostess Brands, Inc. Raises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hostess Brands, Inc. Raises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Hostess Brands Q2 Non-GAAP EPS, revenue beats, revenue guidance raised

Here's Why Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Hostess Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Hostess Brands, Inc. Appoints Darryl as Chief Sustainability Officer

Hostess Brands: Enjoy Your Twinkie But Stay Away From The Stock For Now

Does Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Senior VP recently sold US$151k worth of stock

Returns On Capital At Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Have Hit The Brakes

Executive VP recently sold US$554k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Hostess Brands, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Hostess Brands (NASDAQ:TWNK) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly