<div id="readability-page-1"><p>National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. National Beverage had a net margin of 15.45% and a return on equity of 43.51%.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>National Beverage</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>National Beverage Stock Performance</h2><ul><li>National Beverage Corp. Underperforms Buy These Stocks Instead</li></ul><p>National Beverage stock traded down $0.57 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $34.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 422,614 shares, compared to its average volume of 229,402. National Beverage has a one year low of $32.21 and a one year high of $47.89. The company has a 50 day moving average of $34.77 and a 200-day moving average of $40.51. The stock has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.52. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><p>Several research firms recently weighed in on FIZZ. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c-)&#34; rating on shares of National Beverage in a research report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group  set a $35.00 target price on shares of National Beverage and gave the stock a &#34;sell&#34; rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. One research analyst  has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one  has issued  a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Reduce&#34; and a consensus target price of $35.00.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on National Beverage</b></p><h2>Institutional Investors Weigh In On National Beverage</h2><p>A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIZZ. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in  National Beverage by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,388,405 shares of the company's stock worth $51,259,000 after buying an additional 43,835 shares during the period.  Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in shares of  National Beverage by 53.7% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 320,687 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,840,000 after buying an additional 111,978 shares in the last quarter.  Qube Research &amp; Technologies Ltd increased its position in shares of  National Beverage by 24.6% during the third quarter. Qube Research &amp; Technologies Ltd now owns 278,395 shares of the company's stock worth $10,278,000 after purchasing an additional 54,958 shares in the last quarter.  Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of  National Beverage by 485.3% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 275,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,450,000 after acquiring an additional 228,553 shares during the period.  Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in  National Beverage by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 275,312 shares of the company's stock worth $10,165,000 after purchasing an additional 4,557 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  23.95% of the company's stock. </p><h2>National Beverage Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>National Beverage Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, produces, markets, and sells a portfolio of sparkling waters, juices, energy drinks, and carbonated soft drinks primarily in the United States and Canada. The company's Power+ brand portfolio offers sparkling water products under the LaCroix, LaCroix Cúrate, and LaCroix NiCola; non-carbonated flavored water under the Clear Fruit; energy drink and shots under the Rip It; juice and juice-based products under Everfresh, Everfresh Premier Varietals, and Mr.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than National Beverage</li><li>What is a Microcap Stock? 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<p>National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) reported quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The company has a net margin of 15.45% and a return on equity of 43.51%. The stock traded down $0.57 to $34.96, with a market cap of $3.27 billion. Analysts have given a consensus rating of "Reduce" with a target price of $35.00. Institutional investors own 23.95% of the stock.</p>

National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.03 EPS