Flowers Foods (FLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.12 to $18.53
• 50-Day Range: $17.68 to $19.61
• 52-Week Range: $17.33 to $26.12
• Volume: 1.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.60
• Dividend Yield: 5.26%
• Price Target: $21.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Flowers Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Flowers Foods scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 153 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.32%

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 15.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 15.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 15.47.

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 2.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.84% 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 5.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Flowers Foods has recently increased by 22.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Flowers Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.34%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.18

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.84% 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 5.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Flowers Foods has recently increased by 22.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Flowers Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Flowers Foods this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for FLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Flowers Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

FLO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FLO shares performed this year?

Flowers Foods' stock was trading at $20.66 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FLO stock has decreased by 11.7% and is now trading at $18.2530.
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How were Flowers Foods' earnings last quarter?

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 7th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. Flowers Foods had a net margin of 4.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.48%.
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Who are Flowers Foods' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Flowers Foods include Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.07%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.29%), Thomasville National Bank (0.20%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.16%). 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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How do I buy shares of Flowers Foods?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Flowers Foods own?

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

• Last Earnings: 2/07/2025
• Record date for 3/14 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/14/2025
• Today: 4/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food & kindred products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FLO
• CIK: 1128928
• Web: www.flowersfoods.com
• Phone: (229) 226-9110
• Fax: 229-225-3816
• Employees: 9,200
• 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: +15.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.47
• P/E Growth: 8.72
• Net Income: $248.12 million
• Net Margins: 4.86%
• Pretax Margin: 6.45%
• Return on Equity: 19.48%
• Return on Assets: 7.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.76
• Cash Flow: $1.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.32
• Book Value: $6.69 per share
• Price / Book: 2.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 211,130,000
• Free Float: 186,767,000
• Market Cap: $3.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40