Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. Acquires New Shares in Flowers Foods, Inc. $FLO

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. acquired a new stake in Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 148,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,617,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,091,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,476,000 after buying an additional 736,624 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,245,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,727,000 after buying an additional 602,920 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,718,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,625,000 after buying an additional 502,065 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 5,440,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,004,000 after buying an additional 134,056 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Flowers Foods by 13.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,371,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,054,000 after buying an additional 521,670 shares in the last quarter. 75.45% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Ryals Mcmullian sold 209,000 shares of Flowers Foods stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.03, for a total transaction of $1,678,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 813,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,531,441.40. The trade was a 20.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 7.23% of the company’s stock.

Flowers Foods Stock Performance

NYSE FLO opened at $7.02 on Friday. Flowers Foods, Inc. has a 52-week low of $6.80 and a 52-week high of $17.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.54 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $8.30 and a 200-day moving average of $9.91.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.01. Flowers Foods had a net margin of 1.59% and a return on equity of 16.61%. The company had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.35 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Flowers Foods, Inc. will post 0.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on FLO. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Flowers Foods from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Flowers Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 3rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Flowers Foods from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $11.00 to $7.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Flowers Foods presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $9.60.

More Flowers Foods News

Here are the key news stories impacting Flowers Foods this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Flowers Foods beat Q1 earnings expectations, posting $0.29 EPS versus the $0.28 consensus, which suggests the company is managing profitability better than analysts expected. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company reported 1.1% year-over-year revenue growth to $1.57 billion, and its Nature’s Own brand is getting a refresh with a simpler recipe and a marketing push, which could help support sales and brand momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Flowers Foods also issued FY 2026 EPS guidance of $0.80-$0.90, which brackets Wall Street expectations, indicating guidance is broadly in line rather than a major upside surprise. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue came in slightly below estimates at $1.57 billion versus $1.58 billion expected, and earnings remain down from $0.35 EPS a year ago, highlighting pressure on margins and demand. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage ahead of the report pointed to ongoing “bread woes” and questions over whether innovation can offset category weakness, which may be limiting investor enthusiasm despite the earnings beat. Article Title

About Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States, offering a variety of fresh bread, buns, rolls, snack cakes and tortillas. Headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia, the company operates an extensive network of bakeries and distribution centers that serve retail grocery chains, convenience stores, mass merchandisers and foodservice customers nationwide. Flowers Foods markets its products under well-known brands such as Nature’s Own, Wonder, Dave’s Killer Bread, Mrs.