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Flowers Foods (FLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$18.97 +0.23 (+1.23%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Flowers Foods Stock (NYSE:FLO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.57
$19.03
50-Day Range
$18.34
$20.78
52-Week Range
$17.99
$26.12
Volume
1.71 million shs
Average Volume
2.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.00 billion
P/E Ratio
16.21
Dividend Yield
5.06%
Price Target
$21.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. Its principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake brand names. The company distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. Its customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.

Flowers Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

FLO MarketRank™: 

Flowers Foods scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 155 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Flowers Foods has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Flowers Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Flowers Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Flowers Foods are expected to grow by 9.32% in the coming year, from $1.18 to $1.29 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 16.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 16.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 16.43.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Flowers Foods has a PEG Ratio of 8.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Flowers Foods has a P/B Ratio of 2.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Flowers Foods' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.43% of the float of Flowers Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Flowers Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Flowers Foods has recently increased by 22.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Flowers Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Flowers Foods has been increasing its dividend for 23 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Flowers Foods is 82.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Flowers Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.42% next year. This indicates that Flowers Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Flowers Foods' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.43% of the float of Flowers Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Flowers Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Flowers Foods has recently increased by 22.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Flowers Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Flowers Foods this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for FLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added Flowers Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Flowers Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    11.42% of the stock of Flowers Foods is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.45% of the stock of Flowers Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Flowers Foods' insider trading history.
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FLO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Flowers Foods' stock was trading at $20.66 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FLO stock has decreased by 8.2% and is now trading at $18.97.
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Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 7th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.01. Flowers Foods had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.48% and a net margin of 4.86%.

Top institutional shareholders of Flowers Foods include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.80%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.91%), Cooke & Bieler LP (2.59%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.54%). Insiders that own company stock include Ryals Mcmullian, R Steve Kinsey, Terry S Thomas, H Mark Courtney, Thomas Caldecot Chubb III, Edward J Jr Casey and Melvin T Stith.
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Shares of FLO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Flowers Foods investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend
11/29/2024
Dividend Payable
12/13/2024
Last Earnings
2/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/28/2025
Today
3/03/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Food & kindred products
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NYSE:FLO
Employees
9,300
Year Founded
1919

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$21.00
High Stock Price Target
$23.00
Low Stock Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.7%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.21
Forward P/E Ratio
16.08
P/E Growth
8.72
Net Income
$248.12 million
Pretax Margin
6.45%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.10 billion
Cash Flow
$2.04 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.32
Book Value
$6.69 per share
Price / Book
2.84

Miscellaneous

Free Float
186,767,000
Market Cap
$4.00 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.38

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This page (NYSE:FLO) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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