Flowers Foods (FLO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a U.S.-based producer and distributor of packaged bakery foods. The company makes breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, tortillas and related baked goods for retail, foodservice and other commercial customers.

Its portfolio includes nationally recognized brands such as Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, Canyon Bakehouse and Mrs. Freshley’s. Flowers Foods also supplies baked goods through regional and local brands, serving grocery stores, mass merchants, club retailers, restaurants and foodservice distributors.

Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, Flowers Foods operates bakeries and distribution facilities across the United States. The company’s products are sold nationwide through retail and foodservice channels. Flowers Foods is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Ryals McMullian.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.62 to $5.87
• 50-Day Range: $5.74 to $8.50
• 52-Week Range: $5.61 to $13.28
• Volume: 8.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.09
• Dividend Yield: 8.71%
• Price Target: $7.60
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Flowers Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Flowers Foods scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 170 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Flowers 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 Potential

Flowers Foods has a consensus price target of $7.60, representing about 32.3% upside from its current price of $5.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Flowers Foods has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Flowers Foods are expected to remain at $0.80 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 22.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Flowers Foods is 22.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Flowers Foods has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.63% of the float of Flowers Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Flowers Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.64.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Flowers Foods has recently increased by 3.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Flowers Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Flowers Foods has been increasing its dividend for 24 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Flowers Foods is 192.31%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Flowers Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Flowers Foods this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for FLO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Flowers Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Flowers Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.23% of the stock of Flowers Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.45% of the stock of Flowers Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FLO
• CIK: 1128928
• Web: www.flowersfoods.com
• Phone: (912) 226-9110
• Fax: 229-225-3816
• Employees: 10,300
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Flowers Foods: $7.60
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $83.82 million
• Net Margins: 1.06%
• Pretax Margin: 1.53%
• Return on Equity: 14.91%
• Return on Assets: 4.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $1.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.04
• Book Value: $6.17 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 212,060,000
• Free Float: 196,725,000
• Market Cap: $1.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39