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After finishing at $16.46 in the prior trading day, Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) closed at $16.76, up 1.82%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.49 million shares were traded. FLO stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.1822.
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 482.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.46. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.73 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.45.
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:
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 27 ’25 when DEESE GEORGE E bought 6,000 shares for $16.84 per share. The transaction valued at 101,039 led to the insider holds 2,004,990 shares of the business.
McFadden William Jameson bought 3,000 shares of FLO for $50,760 on May 27 ’25. The Director now owns 532,476 shares after completing the transaction at $16.92 per share. On May 27 ’25, another insider, Chubb Thomas Caldecot III, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $16.88 each. As a result, the insider paid 50,640 and bolstered with 45,861 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 3538672896 and an Enterprise Value of 4505278464. As of this moment, Flowers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.887 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.61.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FLO is 0.28, which has changed by -0.26037067 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, FLO has reached a high of $23.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.22%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.85M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2324610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 211.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 196.97M. Insiders hold about 6.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.98% stake in the company. Shares short for FLO as of 1753920000 were 18286615 with a Short Ratio of 6.41, compared to 1751241600 on 16944481. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18286615 and a Short% of Float of 11.09.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FLO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.96, compared to 0.97 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05832321The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.75. The current Payout Ratio is 81.22% for FLO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-06-20 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO) involves the perspectives of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.26, with high estimates of $0.27 and low estimates of $0.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.1 and $1.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.09. EPS for the following year is $1.12, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.3 and $1.04.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.27B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.28B to a low estimate of $1.25B. As of the current estimate, Flowers Foods, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.22BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.25B. There is a high estimate of $1.26B 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 $5.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.26B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.1BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.34B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.42B and the low estimate is $5.26B.
