Simply Good Foods Buybacks Don't Make Up For Weaker Margins [Seeking Alpha]
The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL)
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Quest and OWYN brands are driving growth, offsetting Atkins' decline, but SMPL is trading pricing for volume, amid rising input costs. Buybacks funded by a $150M loan and ongoing cash flow will reduce share count, but margin compression limits EPS upside. SMPL trades at a discount to peers, yet margin guidance remains weak for 2026, with improvement expected only in late 2026. Gingagi/iStock via Getty Images My thesis for Simply Good Foods ( SMPL ) is that the growth of its Quest and OWYN brands will make up for its weakening Atkins brand. In my previous article about this company , I This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any compa
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- Bernstein SocGen Raised Price Target for Simply Good Foods (SMPL) to $31 [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Is Up 13.6% After Q1 Beat And Bigger Buyback Plan - Has The Bull Case Changed? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein.MarketBeat
- Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) had its "neutral" rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.MarketBeat
- SMPL Q4 CY2025 Deep Dive: Quest and OWYN Power Growth as Margin Pressure Persists [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
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- 1/8/26 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 1/8/26 - Form 10-Q
- 1/8/26 - Form 8-K
- 12/17/25 - Form ARS
- SMPL's page on the SEC website