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After finishing at $10.65 in the prior trading day, Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) closed at $10.46, down -1.78%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.29 million shares were traded. FLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.45.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FLO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 132.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.01. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2208924160 and an Enterprise Value of 3171227392. As of this moment, Flowers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.618 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.314.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FLO is 0.32, which has changed by -0.4441545 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 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 $9.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.05M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4228190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 211.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 195.36M. Insiders hold about 7.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.43% stake in the company. Shares short for FLO as of 1767139200 were 21804126 with a Short Ratio of 5.39, compared to 1764288000 on 19475996. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21804126 and a Short% of Float of 13.22.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FLO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.975, compared to 0.98 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0915493. 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
The market rating of Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.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
6 analysts predict $1.23B in revenue. The current quarter. 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.
