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After finishing at $16.74 in the prior trading day, Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) closed at $16.63, down -0.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.35 million shares were traded.
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 478.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.37. 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:
As of this moment, Flowers’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.48.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FLO has reached a high of $23.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.21%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 211.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 195.30M. Insiders hold about 7.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.84% stake in the company.
