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UFP Technologies, Inc.

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$UFPT·$2.6B·Medical - Devices·Healthcare
$311.87-3.2%YTD+48.6%1Y+33.8%
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UFUFPT
$UFPTUFP Technologies, Inc.
$311.87-3.16%21 posts
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $UFPT, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-06

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

UFP Technologies delivered record Q2 — up 49% YTD, medical-device single-use assemblies name at 90% of the 52-week range on 1.5x volume.

UFP Technologies is a medical-device single-use assemblies and specialty-materials manufacturer — a real-business quality compounder with sustained double-digit growth, expanding margins, and a decisive Q2 print catalyst.

Where the tape stands:

  • Growth is real and accelerating: Q2 revenue $174M grew 15% year over year, a step-up from the 3-6% zone of prior quarters — decisive inflection.
  • Margins are strong: gross margin 29%, operating margin 16% — medical-device economics with real operating leverage.
  • Beat cadence has been very strong: last four EPS surprises 17%, 4%, 8%, 8% — consistent above.
  • The Aug 3 record Q2 print was the decisive catalyst driving the recent move.
  • Positioning is roaring: 90% of the 52-week range, +31% above the 50-day, +42% above the 200-day on 1.52x volume — decisive breakout on real distribution.
  • 'Why UFPT Is Skyrocketing Today' Aug 4 sell-side coverage confirms sentiment.
  • PE 36 is stretched but reflects the compounding-plus-acceleration profile.
  • FCF yield 2.7% supports the ongoing organic-growth investment.
  • Balance sheet is clean: debt-to-equity 0.25.

Nov 2 Q3 earnings decides whether the tape reclaims $350+ — clean medical-device growth staying above 15% and continued margin expansion keeps this working; a medical-device-inventory cycle wobble or margin compression cools this back to $260.

Differs from X sentimentNo meaningful X sentiment sample exists for UFPT — medical-device single-use assemblies is a low-attention specialty-manufacturing name that doesn't attract retail-fintwit chatter. The 1.52x volume day on the Aug 3 print and 'skyrocketing' sell-side coverage are the fundamental-plus-institutional signals that matter.

What to watch: Nov 2 Q3 earnings — clean medical-device growth staying above 15% and continued margin expansion reclaims $350+; a medical-device-inventory cycle wobble or margin compression cools this back to $260.

On the calendar: 2026-11-02 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Custom specialty packaging and component manufacturer using engineered foam and fiber materials for medical device, automotive, and consumer markets.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Devices sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $UFPT.

Medical - Devices · Healthcare

No material change from last week — ISRG's da Vinci 5 procedure growth (+23%) confirms surgical robotics has transitioned from premium to standard-of-care in major procedures.

Industry benchmark

25-name peer basket
+5.9%YTD
+16.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
35.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
13.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
15.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
16.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
28.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 3, 2026$2.69$2.31+16.5%
Q1 2026May 4, 2026$2.27$2.18+4.1%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$2.44$2.26+8.0%
Q3 2025Nov 3, 2025$2.39$2.22+7.7%
Next earningsMon, Nov 2·consensus EPS $2.68

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$174.0M+15.1%29.3%16.2%$2.69—
Q1 FY26$154.2M+4.1%28.8%15.1%$2.27$1.5M
Q4 FY25$148.9M+3.4%28.2%14.4%$2.28$13.0M
Q3 FY25$154.6M+6.5%27.7%15.1%$2.12$32.5M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$640.0M$637.7M – $642.3M$9.50$9.47 – $9.523
FY27$678.9M$676.0M – $681.8M$10.66$10.40 – $10.933
FY28$724.6M$722.2M – $727.3M$12.02$11.97 – $12.081

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.90%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+31.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+42.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 7.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.075-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 12Cynthia L FeldmannDirector1.2K sh$287KSellMay 12Daniel C CroteauDirector2.9K sh$635K
+ 24 other (15 awards · 6 inkinds · 3 exempts) in window

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why UFP Technologies Stock Is Skyrocketing Todayfool.com·2d agoUFP Technologies Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·2d agoUFP Technologies, Inc. (UFPT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·2d agoUFP Technologies (UFPT) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimateszacks.com·3d agoUFP Technologies Announces Record Q2 Resultsbusinesswire.com·3d ago

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