Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) Issues Earnings Results

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.05), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 1.06%. Flowers Foods updated its FY 2026 guidance to 0.630-0.680 EPS.

Flowers Foods Stock Performance

FLO stock traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $5.96. 12,241,831 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,508,466. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a PE ratio of 22.94 and a beta of 0.38. Flowers Foods has a 52 week low of $5.40 and a 52 week high of $12.14. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $6.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.77.

Flowers Foods Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th were given a $0.1250 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 11th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.4%. Flowers Foods’s payout ratio is 192.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on FLO shares. Zacks Research upgraded Flowers Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Stephens reduced their price objective on Flowers Foods from $6.00 to $5.50 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on shares of Flowers Foods from $6.50 to $5.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Flowers Foods from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $6.70.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Cindy Cox sold 4,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.89, for a total transaction of $25,916.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 41,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $241,666.70. This trade represents a 9.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 7.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a U.S. bakery company that produces and markets packaged breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes and other baked goods. Its products are sold under brands including Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, Canyon Bakehouse and Mrs. Freshley’s. Founded in 1919 in Thomasville, Georgia, the company has grown from a local bakery into a national producer of baked goods. Flowers Foods serves consumers across the United States through grocery stores and other retail channels, using a mix of direct-store delivery and warehouse distribution.