Freshpet (FRPT) Receives a Buy from Stifel Nicolaus

Stifel Nicolaus analyst Matthew Smith, CFA maintained a Buy rating on Freshpet today and set a price target of $78.00.

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Smith, CFA covers the Consumer Defensive sector, focusing on stocks such as The Hershey Company, General Mills, and Altria Group. According to TipRanks, Smith, CFA has an average return of -1.0% and a 44.19% success rate on recommended stocks.

In addition to Stifel Nicolaus, Freshpet also received a Buy from D.A. Davidson’s Brian Holland in a report issued on April 13. However, on April 10, Bank of America Securities reiterated a Hold rating on Freshpet (NASDAQ: FRPT).

Based on Freshpet’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $285.23 million and a net profit of $33.82 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $262.71 million and had a net profit of $18.12 million

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 43 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of FRPT in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in February 2026, Walter George, a Director at FRPT bought 630.00 shares for a total of $49,795.20.