Freshpet (FRPT) is up 12.5% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The move appears tied to Freshpet’s second-quarter 2026 results, which showed solid sales growth, better profitability, and a higher full-year outlook. Investors also seem to be responding to improving margins and management’s increased long-term adjusted gross margin target.
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Freshpet, SEC
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$FRPT Insider Trading Activity
$FRPT insiders have traded $FRPT stock on the open market 38 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 32 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FRPT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- WILLIAM B. CYR (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 32 sales selling 234,498 shares for an estimated $11,679,523.
- TIMOTHY R MCLEVISH purchased 3,000 shares for an estimated $146,010
- WALTER N. GEORGE purchased 630 shares for an estimated $49,795
- DAVID BIEGGER has made 3 purchases buying 1,000 shares for an estimated $49,142 and 0 sales.
- JACKI SUE KELLEY purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $48,050
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$FRPT Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 151 institutional investors add shares of $FRPT stock to their portfolio, and 175 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CHAMPLAIN INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC removed 1,776,396 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $104,736,308
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 1,533,441 shares (+9317.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $90,411,681
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 1,398,195 shares (+88.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $82,437,577
- WASATCH ADVISORS LP removed 1,322,144 shares (-31.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $78,165,153
- ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. removed 973,176 shares (-81.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $57,378,456
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 892,475 shares (+4973.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $52,620,326
- POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 858,081 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $50,592,455
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$FRPT Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FRPT recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $FRPT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $79.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Marc Torrente from Wells Fargo set a target price of $70.0 on 07/08/2026
- Bryan Spillane from B of A Securities set a target price of $70.0 on 07/01/2026
- Thomas Palmer from JP Morgan set a target price of $68.0 on 05/07/2026
- Kaumil Gajrawala from Jefferies set a target price of $70.0 on 04/22/2026
- Matthew Smith from Stifel set a target price of $78.0 on 04/21/2026
- Brian Holland from DA Davidson set a target price of $101.0 on 04/13/2026
- Robert Moskow from TD Cowen set a target price of $80.0 on 04/08/2026
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