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The closing price of Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) was $10.08 for the day, down -6.58% from the previous closing price of $10.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.23 million shares were traded. FLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.1.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FLO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 127.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.47 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’26 when McMullian Ryals sold 209,000 shares for $10.87 per share. The transaction valued at 2,271,663 led to the insider holds 1,022,380 shares of the business.
STITH MELVIN T bought 456 shares of FLO for $4,972 on Dec 03 ’25. The Director now owns 547 shares after completing the transaction at $10.90 per share. On Sep 25 ’25, another insider, McMullian Ryals, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 350,000 shares for $12.82 each. As a result, the insider received 4,488,750 and left with 1,231,380 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 2128676480 and an Enterprise Value of 3090760960. As of this moment, Flowers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.602 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.154.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FLO is 0.32, which has changed by -0.43210524 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FLO has reached a high of $20.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.32%.
Shares Statistics:
FLO traded an average of 3.96M shares per day over the past three months and 3567200 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 211.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 195.84M. Insiders hold about 7.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.71% stake in the company. Shares short for FLO as of 1765756800 were 19287685 with a Short Ratio of 4.87, compared to 1763078400 on 17838747. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19287685 and a Short% of Float of 11.690000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.975, FLO has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.98. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.090361446. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.15. . The current Payout Ratio is 81.22% for FLO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-06-20 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 5.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.31, with high estimates of $0.33 and low estimates of $0.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.05 and $1.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.03. EPS for the following year is $0.99, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.06 and $0.88.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.23B to a low estimate of $1.23B. As of . The current estimate, Flowers Foods, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.11BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.58B. There is a high estimate of $1.6B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.57B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FLO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.25B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.1BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.26B and the low estimate is $5.15B.
