Rep. Lisa C. McClain Purchases Shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) on August 4th, as reported on September 12th.
• Flowers Foods' stock is currently trading at $13.71, up 1.7%, with a market capitalization of $2.90 billion and a PE ratio of 13.18.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.2475 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 7.2%, demonstrating a high payout ratio of 95.19%.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. NYSE: FLO. In a filing disclosed on September 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Flowers Foods stock on August 4th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM on 8/28/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ACI Worldwide NASDAQ: ACIW on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of HCA Healthcare NYSE: HCA on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amedisys NASDAQ: AMED on 8/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Kite Realty Group Trust NYSE: KRG on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow NYSE: NOW on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JD.com NASDAQ: JD on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk NASDAQ: TTD on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of US Foods NYSE: USFD on 8/13/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Agree Realty NYSE: ADC on 8/13/2025.

Flowers Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE FLO traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $13.09. The stock had a trading volume of 10,794,032 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,172,764. The firm has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.59 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. Flowers Foods, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $13.09 and a fifty-two week high of $23.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $15.34 and a 200-day moving average of $16.70.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 15th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 17.85% and a net margin of 4.30%.The firm's revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.36 EPS. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.000-1.10 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Flowers Foods, Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Flowers Foods Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were given a $0.2475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. Flowers Foods's dividend payout ratio is 95.19%.

Institutional Trading of Flowers Foods

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 217,032 shares of the company's stock worth $4,484,000 after purchasing an additional 1,238 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,433 shares of the company's stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 205.9% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 220,732 shares of the company's stock worth $4,560,000 after purchasing an additional 148,565 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in Flowers Foods by 285.2% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 77,300 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,597,000 after acquiring an additional 57,232 shares during the period. Finally, Ethic Inc. boosted its stake in Flowers Foods by 70.0% in the fourth quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 28,266 shares of the company's stock valued at $584,000 after acquiring an additional 11,636 shares during the period. 75.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Flowers Foods news, insider Cindy Cox sold 3,600 shares of Flowers Foods stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total transaction of $54,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 16,994 shares of the company's stock, valued at $254,910. The trade was a 17.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 11.57% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on FLO. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Flowers Foods from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 18th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Flowers Foods in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Flowers Foods has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.33.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

Flowers Foods Company Profile

Flowers Foods, Inc produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. Its principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs.