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The price of Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) closed at $13.08 in the last session, down -0.38% from day before closing price of $13.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.11 million shares were traded. FLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.005.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FLO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 250.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.40.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Exane BNP Paribas on July 10, 2024, initiated with a Underperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On March 01, 2024, DA Davidson started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $24. Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Sell to Hold on March 03, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $27.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 09 ’25 when Cox Cindy sold 3,600 shares for $15.00 per share. The transaction valued at 54,000 led to the insider holds 16,994 shares of the business.
DEESE GEORGE E bought 6,000 shares of FLO for $101,039 on May 27 ’25. The Director now owns 2,004,990 shares after completing the transaction at $16.84 per share. On May 27 ’25, another insider, McFadden William Jameson, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $16.92 each. As a result, the insider paid 50,760 and bolstered with 532,476 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FLO now has a Market Capitalization of 2762211072 and an Enterprise Value of 3726023424. As of this moment, Flowers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.731 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.201.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FLO is 0.26, which has changed by -0.42956823 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FLO has reached a high of $23.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.73%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FLO traded on average about 3.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5596090 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 211.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 197.01M. Insiders hold about 6.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.97% stake in the company. Shares short for FLO as of 1756425600 were 18894257 with a Short Ratio of 5.63, compared to 1753920000 on 18286615. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18894257 and a Short% of Float of 11.450000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FLO is 0.98, which was 0.968 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07372429. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.81. The current Payout Ratio is 81.22% for FLO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-06-20 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO) is currently being evaluated by 7.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.2 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.1 and $1.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.06. EPS for the following year is $1.07, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.17 and $1.0.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.23B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.24B to a low estimate of $1.22B. As of the current estimate, Flowers Foods, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.19BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.23B. There is a high estimate of $1.25B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.22B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.24B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.1BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.33B and the low estimate is $5.19B.
