What the company does
Utz Brands, Inc. is a snack food company. The company is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
What the weekly tape is saying
UTZ closed the latest completed week at 7.14 USD. The 4-week return is 1.4% and the 12-week return is -4.5%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.07. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 23/100 composite read.
A compressed read of the whole setup
The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value
Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.
52-week price path
Price map
- Trend Line
- 8.73 USD
- Vs Trend Line
- -18.2%
- Fair Value
- 13.48 USD
- Vs Fair Value
- -47.0%
- 52W High
- 14.39 USD
- 52W Low
- 6.78 USD
- Drawdown
- -50.4%
- Range Position
- 4.7%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 0
- 52W Active Breadth
- 0.0%
- Sector Scope
- US Consumer Defensive
- Sector Rank
- 146 of 236
- Sector Percentile
- 38.3%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
US Consumer Defensive
- Tracked Peers
- 100
- 4W Rank
- - of 100
- Avg 1W
- 3.3%
- Avg 4W
- 4.0%
- Trend Breadth
- 49.0%
- Positive MD
- 36.0%
US Packaged Foods
- Tracked Peers
- 61
- 4W Rank
- 36 of 61
- Avg 1W
- 3.2%
- Avg 4W
- 0.6%
- Trend Breadth
- 26.2%
- Positive RS
- 14.8%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
Signal state
- Market Dynamics
- -0.07
- 4W MD Change
- 87.7%
- Relative Strength
- -38.01
- 4W RS Change
- 9.7%
- Expectation
- Undecided
- Probability
- 51.34%
Participation and confirmation
Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.
52-week volume profile
Volume map
- Latest Volume
- 7.5M
- 13W Average
- 9.2M
- 52W Average
- 7.1M
- Vs 13W
- 0.8x
- Vs 52W
- 1.1x
Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape
A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.
26-week return distribution
Risk map
- 13W Volatility
- 4.2%
- 52W Volatility
- 5.2%
- Upside Weeks
- 28
- Downside Weeks
- 24
- Downside Breadth
- 46.2%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 2.8% / -5.4%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Country
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Currency
- USD
- Market Cap
- 648.1M
Opportunity signals
- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and Market Dynamics.
Risk signals
- Trend Signal is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
Watch next
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Recent completed weeks
The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend | Fair Value | MD | RS | Volume | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 7.14 USD | 1.0% | 8.73 USD | 13.48 USD | -0.07 | -38.01 | 7.5M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 7.07 USD | -3.4% | 8.84 USD | 13.53 USD | -0.23 | -39.18 | 8.3M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 7.32 USD | -5.8% | 8.93 USD | 13.58 USD | -0.24 | -39.56 | 6.9M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 7.77 USD | 10.4% | 9.03 USD | 13.63 USD | -0.31 | -35.87 | 11.7M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 7.04 USD | -6.1% | 9.18 USD | 13.68 USD | -0.58 | -42.11 | 12.9M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 7.50 USD | -3.5% | 9.35 USD | 13.74 USD | -0.60 | -39.05 | 11.3M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 7.77 USD | 0.1% | 9.50 USD | 13.80 USD | -0.82 | -36.23 | 8.1M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 7.76 USD | 2.5% | 9.65 USD | 13.86 USD | -0.90 | -36.43 | 8.7M | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 7.57 USD | 1.1% | 9.79 USD | 13.92 USD | -0.98 | -38.57 | 9.7M | Off |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 7.49 USD | -2.1% | 9.96 USD | 13.98 USD | -1.08 | -37.54 | 7.6M | Off |
| 2 Apr 2026 | 7.65 USD | 4.0% | 10.13 USD | 14.04 USD | -0.93 | -34.86 | 8.5M | Off |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 7.35 USD | -1.7% | 10.33 USD | 14.10 USD | -0.73 | -36.32 | 10.0M | Off |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 7.48 USD | -0.3% | 10.52 USD | 14.15 USD | -0.44 | -37.53 | 8.9M | Off |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 7.50 USD | -11.8% | 10.71 USD | 14.20 USD | -0.04 | -39.28 | 10.8M | Off |