FRPTFreshpet, Inc.

$64.02+25% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+14% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +0% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$19.2M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest14% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 68% of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How FRPT is trading

Freshpet, Inc. is +25% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 6.3 points ahead of the market.

+25%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+0.16%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
60

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
25%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$47.39 – $162.59 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$64.02
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−1.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+25%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−53%
vs 50-day average$66.03
−3.0%
52-week high
$85.50
52-week low
$47.39
Annualised volatility
50%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
$523K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+5.1%
2025−59%
2024+71%
2023+64%
2022−45%
2021−33%
2020+140%
2019+84%
2018+70%
2017+87%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+6.3%
Feb107 of 10+5.1%
Mar106 of 10−4.4%
Apr107 of 10+5.7%
May106 of 10+2.0%
Jun105 of 10−0.28%
Jul117 of 11+2.7%
Aug117 of 11+4.3%
Sep114 of 11−2.3%
Oct116 of 11+1.9%
Nov108 of 10+7.8%
Dec105 of 10+1.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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