Flowers Foods Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Flowers Foods in a research note issued on Monday, June 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Flowers Foods' current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowers Foods' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 16th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.60 billion. Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 19.48% and a net margin of 4.86%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.38 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on FLO. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Flowers Foods from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Flowers Foods from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Flowers Foods from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Flowers Foods currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $19.25.

Flowers Foods Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:FLO traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $16.72. The company had a trading volume of 2,201,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,692,204. Flowers Foods has a 12-month low of $16.29 and a 12-month high of $23.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The company has a market cap of $3.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29, a PEG ratio of 8.72 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a fifty day moving average of $17.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.10.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Flowers Foods

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in Flowers Foods in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Flowers Foods during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 617.3% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,700 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,463 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 2,191.6% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,177 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 2,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in Flowers Foods by 904.8% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,502 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 2,253 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.45% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Flowers Foods news, Director William Jameson Mcfadden purchased 3,000 shares of Flowers Foods stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $16.92 per share, with a total value of $50,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 532,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,009,493.92. This trade represents a 0.57% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director George E. Deese purchased 6,000 shares of Flowers Foods stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $16.84 per share, for a total transaction of $101,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,004,990 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,764,031.60. This represents a 0.30% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired 12,000 shares of company stock valued at $202,440 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 11.57% of the company's stock.

Flowers Foods Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.2475 per share. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. This is an increase from Flowers Foods's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Flowers Foods's payout ratio is currently 91.67%.

About Flowers Foods

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.