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The price of B&G Foods, Inc (NYSE: BGS) closed at $4.25 in the last session, down -0.70% from day before closing price of $4.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.64 million shares were traded. BGS stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.24.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BGS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 3.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.96.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 339141088 and an Enterprise Value of 2335482112. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.241 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.718.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BGS is 0.50, which has changed by -0.5069606 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 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 $3.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.52%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BGS traded on average about 3.13M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2533530 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 79.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.70M. Insiders hold about 3.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.65% stake in the company. Shares short for BGS as of 1752537600 were 14088073 with a Short Ratio of 4.50, compared to 1749772800 on 16422085. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14088073 and a Short% of Float of 25.129997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BGS is 0.76, which was 0.76 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.17757009The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.62.
