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After finishing at $4.16 in the prior trading day, B&G Foods, Inc (NYSE: BGS) closed at $4.31, up 3.61%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.96 million shares were traded. BGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.125.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BGS 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 6.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 2.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.02.
On October 04, 2023, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $14 to $8.
On September 13, 2023, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $10.TD Cowen initiated its Underperform rating on September 13, 2023, with a $10 target price.
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 May 30 ’25 when Hart Eric H sold 1,500 shares for $4.18 per share. The transaction valued at 6,270 led to the insider holds 112,411 shares of the business.
Eric H Hart bought 1,500 shares of BGS for $6,030 on May 30 ’25. On May 16 ’25, another insider, Schoch Martin C., who serves as the EVP of Supply Chain of the company, sold 3,931 shares for $4.45 each. As a result, the insider received 17,504 and left with 34,347 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, BGS now has a Market Capitalization of 344816384 and an Enterprise Value of 2316506624. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.244 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.845.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BGS is 0.47, which has changed by -0.4893365 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BGS has reached a high of $9.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.89%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3168330 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 80.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.90M. Insiders hold about 3.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.02% stake in the company. Shares short for BGS as of 1753920000 were 13834877 with a Short Ratio of 4.90, compared to 1751241600 on 18263925. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13834877 and a Short% of Float of 24.59.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BGS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.76, compared to 0.76 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.18269232The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.82.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of B&G Foods, Inc (BGS) is underway, with the input of 5.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.31, with high estimates of $0.34 and low estimates of $0.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.52 and $0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.5. EPS for the following year is $0.55, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.67 and $0.4.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $436.47M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $441M to a low estimate of $433.4M. As of the current estimate, B&G Foods, Inc’s year-ago sales were $461.07MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $541.5M. There is a high estimate of $543M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $540.5M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BGS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.83B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.93BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.81B and the low estimate is $1.8B.
