Pet food company Freshpet (NASDAQ: FRPT) will be reporting results this Monday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.

Freshpet beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $288.8 million, up 14% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS and adjusted operating income estimates.

Is Freshpet a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members.

This quarter, the market is expecting Freshpet’s revenue to grow 8.8% year on year, slowing from the 22% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Freshpet has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at Freshpet’s peers in the perishable food segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Fresh Del Monte Produce posted flat year-on-year revenue, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Tyson Foods reported revenues up 5.1%, topping estimates by 2.7%. Fresh Del Monte Produce traded up 5% following the results while Tyson Foods’s stock price was unchanged.

Read our full analysis of Fresh Del Monte Produce’s results here and Tyson Foods’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the perishable food segment, with share prices up 2.7% on average over the last month. Freshpet is up 4.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $76.80 (compared to the current share price of $73.51).

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