NYSE:FLO Flowers Foods (FLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.58 +0.01 (+0.09%) Closing price 10/2/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.58 +0.01 (+0.16%) As of 09:15 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Flowers Foods Stock (NYSE:FLO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Flowers Foods alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$5.51▼$5.6650-Day Range$5.55▼$7.6552-Week Range$5.40▼$13.28Volume6.03 million shsAverage Volume7.65 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.18 billionP/E Ratio21.44Dividend Yield8.97%Price Target$7.60Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is a U.S. food company that produces and markets packaged bakery products. Its portfolio includes breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, pastries and other baked goods sold through grocery stores, mass retailers, foodservice providers and other retail channels. The company’s brands include Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Tastykake and Mrs. Freshley’s. Flowers Foods distributes its products throughout the United States through a combination of direct-store-delivery and warehouse distribution systems. Flowers Foods traces its history to 1919, when it began as a bakery business in Thomasville, Georgia. The company has expanded through the development and acquisition of bakery brands and products, while continuing to operate from its headquarters in Thomasville. Ryals McMullian serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Flowers Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks68th Percentile Overall ScoreFLO MarketRank™: Flowers Foods scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 72nd out of 167 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingFlowers Foods has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Upside PotentialFlowers Foods has a consensus price target of $7.60, representing about 36.3% upside from its current price of $5.58.Amount of Analyst CoverageFlowers Foods has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Flowers Foods' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Earnings GrowthEarnings for Flowers Foods are expected to remain at $0.80 per share in the coming year.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 21.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 21.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.96.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFlowers Foods has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Flowers Foods' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted23.63% of the float of Flowers Foods has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFlowers Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.64.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Flowers Foods has recently increased by 3.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipFlowers Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFlowers Foods has been increasing its dividend for 24 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Flowers Foods is 192.31%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Flowers Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.50% next year. This indicates that Flowers Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Flowers Foods' dividend. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment-0.02 News SentimentFlowers Foods has a news sentiment score of -0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Flowers Foods this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest24 people have searched for FLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Flowers Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Flowers Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders7.23% of the stock of Flowers Foods is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.45% of the stock of Flowers Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Flowers Foods' insider trading history. Receive FLO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Flowers Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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The next distribution is just days away.October 5 at 1:00 AM | Investors Alley (Ad)FLOWERS FOODS ISSUES RECALL OF NATURE'S OWN HAWAIIAN BREAD DUE TO UNDECLARED MILKOctober 2 at 7:30 PM | prnewswire.comCritical Analysis: Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) & Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL)October 2 at 5:29 AM | americanbankingnews.comFlowers Foods: Still Searching For A BottomSeptember 24, 2026 | seekingalpha.comTyson Foods, MGP Ingredients, Conagra, Flowers Foods, and General Mills shares are falling, what you need to knowSeptember 3, 2026 | msn.comFlowers Foods (FLO) Leans On Sourdough While Bread Sales WiltAugust 28, 2026 | insidermonkey.comSee More Headlines FLO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FLO shares performed this year? Flowers Foods' stock was trading at $10.88 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, FLO shares have decreased by 48.8% and is now trading at $5.5750. How were Flowers Foods' earnings last quarter? Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 20th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01. The firm's revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Flowers Foods' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Flowers Foods include Versant Capital Management Inc (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include George E Deese, Ryals Mcmullian, William Jameson Mcfadden, R Steve Kinsey, Diego Anthony Scaglione, Thomas Caldecot Chubb III, Terry S Thomas, Edward J Jr Casey, Cindy Cox and Melvin T Stith. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Flowers Foods? Shares of FLO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Flowers Foods own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Flowers Foods investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/20/2026Record date for 9/25 Dividend9/11/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend9/11/2026Dividend Payable9/25/2026Today10/05/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 FLO's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. FLO has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Food Products Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats Current SymbolNYSE:FLO CIK1128928 Webwww.flowersfoods.com Phone(912) 226-9110Fax229-225-3816Employees10,300Year Founded1919Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Flowers Foods$7.60 High Price Target$10.00 Low Price Target$6.00 Potential Upside/Downside+36.3%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.50 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.26 Trailing P/E Ratio21.44 Forward P/E Ratio6.97 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$83.82 million Net Margins1.06% Pretax Margin1.53% Return on Equity14.91% Return on Assets4.72% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.97 Current Ratio0.77 Quick Ratio0.57 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.26 billion Price / Sales0.22 Cash Flow$1.89 per share Price / Cash Flow2.95 Book Value$6.17 per share Price / Book0.90Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares212,060,000Free Float196,725,000Market Cap$1.18 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.43 Social Links The 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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