What Happened?
Shares of plant-based food and beverage company SunOpta (NASDAQ: STKL) jumped 26.8% in the afternoon session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results which significantly beat analysts' revenue, EPS, and EBITDA expectations, and included a raise to full-year revenue guidance. Revenue rose 10% as more people bought its drinks, snacks, and broth, even though the company cut prices a bit and left one category behind. Overall, we think this was a solid quarter with some key metrics above expectations.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
SunOpta’s shares are very volatile and have had 20 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for SunOpta and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 16 days ago when the stock gained 10.8% as investor sentiment improved on renewed optimism that the US-China trade conflict might be nearing a resolution.
According to reports, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforced this positive outlook by describing the trade war as "unsustainable," and emphasized that a potential agreement between the two economic powers "was possible." His comments signaled to markets that both sides might be motivated to seek common ground, raising expectations for reduced tariffs and more stability across markets.
SunOpta is down 25.7% since the beginning of the year, and at $5.75 per share, it is trading 27.1% below its 52-week high of $7.89 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SunOpta’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,769.
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