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After finishing at $10.84 in the prior trading day, Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) closed at $10.73, down -1.01%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.97 million shares were traded. FLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.545.
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 135.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.19. 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 Sep 25 ’25 when McMullian Ryals sold 350,000 shares for $12.82 per share. The transaction valued at 4,488,750 led to the insider holds 1,231,380 shares of the business.
Cox Cindy sold 3,600 shares of FLO for $54,000 on Sep 09 ’25. The Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 16,994 shares after completing the transaction at $15.00 per share. On May 27 ’25, another insider, DEESE GEORGE E, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $16.84 each. As a result, the insider paid 101,039 and bolstered with 2,004,990 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 2265942272 and an Enterprise Value of 3228401152. As of this moment, Flowers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.629 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.428.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FLO is 0.32, which has changed by -0.53021014 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FLO has reached a high of $23.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4744640 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 195.85M. 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 1763078400 were 17838747 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1760486400 on 18847777. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17838747 and a Short% of Float of 10.8100004.
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 0.09204626. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.05. . 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
At present, 6.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.32, 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 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.06 and $0.88.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.23B in revenue for . 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, 7 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 8 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 8 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.
