Hostess Brands Stock Price Target and Analyst Ratings (NASDAQ:TWNK)

Analyst Price Target for TWNK

i We calculate consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). Our consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. Our consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

^$16.67

▲ +17.21% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 7 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Hostess Brands in the last 3 months. The average price target is $16.67, with a high forecast of $18.00 and a low forecast of $14.00. The average price target represents a 17.21% upside from the last price of $14.22.

Buy

The current consensus among 7 polled investment analysts is to buy stock in Hostess Brands. This rating has held steady since November 2019, when it changed from a Hold consensus rating.

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8/5/2019

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11/3/2019

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2/1/2020

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5/1/2020

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7/30/2020

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10/28/2020

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12/27/2020

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1/26/2021

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price	Details
1/19/2021	Stephens	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$18.00	Medium	i
1/12/2021	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform ➝ Buy	$16.00 ➝ $18.00	Low	i
12/10/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$15.00 ➝ $17.00	High	i
10/14/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$13.00 ➝ $14.00	Low	i
8/6/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$12.00 ➝ $13.00	Medium	i
6/24/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$15.00	Medium	i Rating by Robert Dickerson at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
6/1/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Hold		Medium	i Rating by Kenneth Goldman at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6/1/2020	SunTrust Banks	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$16.00	Low	i Rating by William Chappell at SunTrust Banks, Inc.
5/11/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$11.00 ➝ $12.00	Medium	i
4/17/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$18.00 ➝ $17.00	Low	i
3/31/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$15.00 ➝ $11.00	High	i
3/30/2020	Berenberg Bank	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		High	i
3/24/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$15.00	Medium	i Rating by Robert Dickerson at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
2/27/2020	SunTrust Banks	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$14.00	Medium	i Rating by William Chappell at SunTrust Banks, Inc.
2/27/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$17.00	High	i Rating by Robert Dickerson at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
1/22/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$17.00	Medium	i
12/11/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$16.00	Low	i Rating by Faiza Alwy at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
12/3/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight		Low	i
12/3/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$14.00 ➝ $15.00	Low	i
9/20/2019	SunTrust Banks	Lower Price Target	Hold	$17.00 ➝ $16.00	Medium	i
8/8/2019	SunTrust Banks	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$17.00	Low	i
7/17/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$13.00 ➝ $14.00	Medium	i
6/24/2019	UBS Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$14.00 ➝ $17.00	High	i
6/19/2019	DA Davidson	Initiated Coverage	Buy ➝ Buy	$16.00	High	i Rating by B. Holland at DA Davidson
6/11/2019	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$16.00	High	i
5/9/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$14.00	High	i
4/2/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$12.00 ➝ $15.00	Medium	i
12/6/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$13.00 ➝ $14.00	High	i
11/12/2018	Citigroup	Set Price Target	Hold	$12.00	Low	i Rating by Alexis Borden at Citigroup Inc.
11/8/2018	UBS Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$12.00	Low	i Rating by Steven Strycula at UBS Group AG
11/8/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$14.00 ➝ $12.00	Low	i
9/26/2018	Citigroup	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$13.00	High	i
8/8/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Sector Perform		High	i
8/8/2018	SunTrust Banks	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		High	i
5/22/2018	Vertical Research	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$19.00	Medium	i
5/21/2018	Vertical Research	Initiated Coverage	Buy		Medium	i
5/21/2018	Berenberg Bank	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$15.00	Low	i
5/14/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$14.00	Medium	i
4/23/2018	UBS Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral		Medium	i
3/1/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Hold	$15.00 ➝ $14.00	High	i
12/22/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$18.00	Low	i
12/18/2017	SunTrust Banks	Boost Price Target	Buy	$20.00	High	i
11/9/2017	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$14.00 ➝ $12.00	N/A	i
10/25/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$16.00	N/A	i
10/13/2017	UBS Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$16.00 ➝ $11.00	N/A	i
10/11/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$15.00	N/A	i Rating by Joshua A Levine at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
9/25/2017	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Equal ➝ Equal Weight	$14.00	Low	i
9/18/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Initiated Coverage	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$16.00	High	i
7/31/2017	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$16.00	Low	i
5/16/2017	Stephens	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$20.00	Medium	i
5/10/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Set Price Target	Buy	$19.00	Low	i Rating by Robert Dickerson at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
2/15/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$18.00	N/A	i
2/14/2017	CL King	Initiated Coverage	Strong-Buy	$20.00	N/A	i
11/7/2016	SunTrust Banks	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$15.00	N/A	i

(Data available from 1/27/2016 forward)

Hostess Brands, Inc., a packaged food company, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes fresh sweet baked goods in the United States. It primarily offer a range of snack cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, breakfast pastries, snack pies, and related products. The company operates in two segments, Sweet Baked Goods and In-Store Bakery. The Sweet Baked Goods segment offers fresh and frozen sweet baked goods and bread products under the Hostess, Dolly Madison, Cloverhill, and Big Texas brands, as well as store branded products. The In-Store Bakery segment primarily provides Superior on Main branded eclairs, madeleines, brownies, and iced cookies in the bakery section of grocery and club stores. The company was formerly known as Gores Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Hostess Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Hostess Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas.

Today's Range

Now: $14.22

$13.92

$14.28

50 Day Range

MA: $14.18

$13.71

$14.71

52 Week Range

Now: $14.22

$9.32

$14.81

Volume

1,711,571 shs

Average Volume

1,330,625 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.86 billion

P/E Ratio

28.44

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.75

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Hostess Brands?

The following Wall Street research analysts have issued reports on Hostess Brands in the last twelve months: Berenberg Bank, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Stephens, SunTrust Banks, Inc., TheStreet, and Zacks Investment Research.

What is the current price target for Hostess Brands?

6 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Hostess Brands in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $16.67, suggesting a possible upside of 18.8%. Stephens has the highest price target set, predicting TWNK will reach $18.00 in the next twelve months. Morgan Stanley has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $14.00 for Hostess Brands in the next year.

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Hostess Brands?

Hostess Brands currently has 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe TWNK will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of Hostess Brands.

What other companies compete with Hostess Brands?

Other companies that are similar to Hostess Brands include Coca-Cola Amatil, Square Enix, Lion, Post, San Miguel, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Freshpet, Dairy Farm International, Helen of Troy, Leslie's, Nomad Foods, Coty, Ingredion, National Beverage and Pilgrim's Pride.

How do I contact Hostess Brands' investor relations team?

Hostess Brands' physical mailing address is 1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD, KANSAS CITY MO, 64111. The company's listed phone number is 816-701-4600 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for Hostess Brands is www.hostessbrands.com.

NASDAQ:TWNK - Hostess Brands Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Hostess Brands?

What is the current price target for Hostess Brands?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Hostess Brands?

What other companies compete with Hostess Brands?

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