Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO)’s stock price has soared by 0.30 in relation to previous closing price of 16.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.84% in its stock price over the last five trading days. forbes.com reported 2025-06-02 that In trading on Monday, shares of Flowers Foods, were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.99), with the stock changing hands as low as $16.43 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market’s total return.
Is It Worth Investing in Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) Right Now?
Flowers Foods, Inc (NYSE: FLO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for FLO is at 0.33. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FLO is 195.30M, and currently, shorts hold a 6.26% of that float. The average trading volume for FLO on June 10, 2025 was 2.54M shares.
FLO’s Market Performance
FLO stock saw a decrease of 0.84% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.72% and a quarterly a decrease of -14.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.13%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.65% for Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.80% for FLO’s stock, with a simple moving average of -17.18% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FLO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FLO stocks, with Exane BNP Paribas repeating the rating for FLO by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for FLO in the upcoming period, according to Exane BNP Paribas is $20 based on the research report published on July 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FLO reach a price target of $24. The rating they have provided for FLO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 01st, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to FLO, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on March 03rd of the previous year.
FLO Trading at -4.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FLO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.79% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FLO starting from DEESE GEORGE E, who purchase 6,000 shares at the price of $16.84 back on May 27 ’25. After this action, DEESE GEORGE E now owns 2,004,990 shares of Flowers Foods, Inc, valued at $101,039 using the latest closing price.
McFadden William Jameson, the Director of Flowers Foods, Inc, purchase 3,000 shares at $16.92 during a trade that took place back on May 27 ’25, which means that McFadden William Jameson is holding 532,476 shares at $50,760 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FLO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Flowers Foods, Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 16.34, with 5.88 for asset returns.
Based on Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 525.65 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.26.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
