MZTI

🛒 Consumer Defensive

The Marzetti Company

Conservative #54Aggressive #772Low Risk

$165.82+1.30%

Day High$166.61

Day Low$163.21

Volume0.2M

Mkt Cap$4.6B

52W Low $15252W High $198

Market Cap

$4.6B

P/E Ratio

25.3

Sector avg: 23.1

Rev Growth

2.0%

Sector avg: 13.5%

Earnings Growth

5.5%

Profit Margin

9.3%

Sector avg: 12.2%

Debt/Equity

0.08

Score Breakdown

Overall Score77.8

Fundamental Score75.7

ML Score72.8

Score by Horizon

3 Month

62.6

6 Month

70.0

Primary

1 Year

73.6

Quality Assessment

Earnings Grade

Solid fundamentals with minor quality concerns

Quality Flags

High accrual ratio (-62.4%) — earnings quality concern

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation

Confidence

high

Analysis Signals

Positive Signals

Fundamental: 75.7 (sector-relative)

ML percentile=72.8 (pre-ranked by batch)

Procyclicality dampener: ML weight reduced to 9.0% (S&P 500 return=25.0% > 20% (extended rally); Yield curve inverted (-10bp) — recession signal; Late-cycle score 2/3 → ML weight ×0.90)

Blend: 91% fund (75.7) + 9% ML (72.8) = 75.5

Market-cap adj: +0.5pt ($4.6B)

Flags: High accrual ratio (-62.4%) — earnings quality concern

Risk Signals

Risk (low): Very low vol 5.5% → +11.1pt stability bonus; Drawdown 14% → -2.3pt; Negative momentum -15% → -1.9pt

Quality: grade=B, penalty=-5

Sector Peer Comparison(Consumer Defensive — 11 stocks in universe)

Stock	Score	P/E	Rev Growth	Margin	Mkt Cap
MZTIThe Marzetti Company	77.8	25.3	2.0%	9.3%	$4.6B
CALMCal-Maine Foods, Inc.	86.6	3.5	83.2%	27.4%	$4.0B
PPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation	84.1	9.5	3.5%	5.9%	$10.3B
MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation	81.9	46.3	4.9%	20.1%	$79.6B
CCEPCoca-Cola Europacific Partners	78.1	25.1	11.7%	6.9%	$44.6B
FIZZNational Beverage Corp.	76.6	18.6	0.8%	15.6%	$3.5B
Sector Average	77.9	23.1	13.5%	12.2%	—

Why This Stock

Consumer Defensive

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.