Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Flowers Foods in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.30 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) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 16th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.03). Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 19.48% and a net margin of 4.86%. The firm had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.38 earnings per share. Flowers Foods’s revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Flowers Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 16th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Flowers Foods from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Flowers Foods has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.25.

Flowers Foods Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FLO opened at $16.76 on Tuesday. Flowers Foods has a twelve month low of $16.29 and a twelve month high of $23.87. The firm has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.32, a PEG ratio of 8.72 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $17.71 and a 200 day moving average of $19.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Institutional Trading of Flowers Foods

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Moran Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Flowers Foods by 0.3% in the first quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 191,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,636,000 after buying an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Flowers Foods by 1.0% in the first quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 59,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in Flowers Foods by 2.0% in the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 31,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $604,000 after buying an additional 620 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Flowers Foods by 34.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in Flowers Foods by 1.3% in the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 60,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,151,000 after buying an additional 805 shares during the last quarter. 75.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Flowers Foods

In other Flowers Foods news, Director William Jameson Mcfadden bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $16.92 per share, with a total value of $50,760.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 532,476 shares in the company, valued at $9,009,493.92. This trade represents a 0.57% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director George E. Deese bought 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $16.84 per share, with a total value of $101,040.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 2,004,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,764,031.60. This represents a 0.30% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 12,000 shares of company stock valued at $202,440 in the last three months. 11.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Flowers Foods Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.2475 per share. This is a positive change from Flowers Foods’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Flowers Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.