The stock of B&G Foods, Inc (NYSE: BGS) has decreased by -0.91 when compared to last closing price of 4.41. Despite this, the company has experienced a -4.17% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-27 that PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has sold its Don Pepino and Sclafani brands of pizza and spaghetti sauces, crushed tomatoes, tomato puree and whole peeled tomatoes to Violet Foods LLC, a newly formed portfolio company of Amphora Equity Partners LLC. The sale included the manufacturing facility in Williamstown, New Jersey where the products are produced. “The divestiture of the Don Pepino and Sclafani brands is consistent with our effort.
Is It Worth Investing in B&G Foods, Inc (NYSE: BGS) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for BGS is at 0.56. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for BGS is 76.70M, and currently, shorts hold a 23.98% of that float. The average trading volume for BGS on June 18, 2025 was 2.75M shares.
BGS’s Market Performance
BGS’s stock has seen a -4.17% decrease for the week, with a -1.58% drop in the past month and a -39.97% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.48%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.08% for B&G Foods, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.62% for BGS stock, with a simple moving average of -36.01% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BGS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BGS stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for BGS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BGS in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $9 based on the research report published on May 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BGS reach a price target of $8, previously predicting the price at $14. The rating they have provided for BGS stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on October 04th, 2023.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Underperform” to BGS, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on September 13th of the previous year.
BGS Trading at -16.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BGS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -53.71% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BGS starting from Hart Eric H, who sale 1,500 shares at the price of $4.18 back on May 30 ’25. After this action, Hart Eric H now owns 112,411 shares of B&G Foods, Inc, valued at $6,270 using the latest closing price.
Eric H Hart, the Officer of B&G Foods, Inc, proposed sale 1,500 shares at $4.02 during a trade that took place back on May 30 ’25, which means that Eric H Hart is holding shares at $6,030 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BGS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for B&G Foods, Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -32.48, with -6.66 for asset returns.
Based on B&G Foods, Inc (BGS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -85.06 million with net debt to EBITDA at -59.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.32.
Conclusion
In conclusion, B&G Foods, Inc (BGS) 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.
