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US · SEC FORM 4
Utz Brands, Inc.
UTZ · NYSE · CIK 0001739566 · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
INSIDER SIGNAL
0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window
13 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 13 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines
WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.
Why is there no score?
- No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
- Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.
Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
Showing the six most active owners; 5 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.
Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying
These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2025-12-31 · Shea Theresa Robbins.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 7,314,025
- Previous report
- 9,194,177
- Avg daily volume
- 1,501,927
- Days to cover
- 4.9
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Sponaugle James | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 679 | USD 9.86 | USD 6,695 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-31 | Shea Theresa Robbins | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 702 | USD 9.86 | USD 6,922 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-24 | Series U of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 7,971 | USD 9.51 | USD 75,804 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-24 | Series R of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 1,406 | USD 9.51 | USD 13,371 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-21 | Series U of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 70,379 | USD 9.60 | USD 675,638 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-21 | Series R of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 12,420 | USD 9.60 | USD 119,232 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-20 | Series U of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 6,650 | USD 9.53 | USD 63,374 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-20 | Series R of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 1,174 | USD 9.53 | USD 11,188 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-18 | Lissette Dylan | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 7,010 | USD 9.99 | USD 70,030 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-07 | Lissette Dylan | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 7,901 | USD 9.99 | USD 78,931 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-03 | Shea Theresa Robbins | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 965 | USD 10.35 | USD 9,988 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-03 | Series U of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 85,000 | USD 10.48 | USD 890,800 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-03 | Series R of UM Partners, LLC | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 15,000 | USD 10.48 | USD 157,200 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-03 | Lissette Dylan | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 31,750 | USD 10.58 | USD 335,915 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-03 | Kelley William J. JR | Purchase (P) | Class A Common Stock | 477 | USD 10.47 | USD 4,994 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
78 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 533 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Giordano Jason K | Gift (G) | Class A Common Stock | 814,267 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | Giordano Jason K | Gift (G) | Class A Common Stock | 475,000 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Werzyn William Jr. | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Giordano Jason K | Gift (G) | Class A Common Stock | 814,267 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | Giordano Jason K | Gift (G) | Class A Common Stock | 475,000 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Werzyn William Jr. | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Stewart Pamela J | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Steeneck Craig D. | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Lissette Dylan | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Lindeman Bruce John | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Giordano Jason K | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Fernandez Antonio F. | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | DEROMEDI ROGER K | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Choi Christina | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Brown Timothy | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | Altmeyer John W | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 16,927 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Tewey Ryan Patrick | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 4,296 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Stuart Jeremy K | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 24,962 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Sponaugle James | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 20,195 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Shea Theresa Robbins | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 23,333 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Kelley William J. JR | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 45,922 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Friedman Howard A | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 132,498 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Bentz Jennifer | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 25,251 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Arends Mitchell Andrew | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 26,013 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-27 | Lissette Dylan | Tax withholding (F) | Class A Common Stock | 16,891 | USD 10.38 | USD 175,329 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Stuart Jeremy K | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 23,406 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Sponaugle James | Tax withholding (F) | Class A Common Stock | 5,771 | USD 10.38 | USD 59,903 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Sponaugle James | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 19,585 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Shea Theresa Robbins | Tax withholding (F) | Class A Common Stock | 6,399 | USD 10.38 | USD 66,422 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Shea Theresa Robbins | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 21,535 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Friedman Howard A | Tax withholding (F) | Class A Common Stock | 64,482 | USD 10.38 | USD 669,323 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-06 | Friedman Howard A | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 159,007 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-05 | Tewey Ryan Patrick | Award / grant (A) | Class A Common Stock | 7,779 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | UTZ |
| CIK | 0001739566 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Packaged Foods Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | 2090 Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products |
| Exchange | NYSE |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 533 transaction lines from 2020-08-28 to 2026-10-15 51 P purchase lines · 82 S sale lines · 400 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.