Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) Stock

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO). In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Flowers Foods stock on June 11th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SAP (NYSE:SAP) on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of XPO (NYSE:XPO) on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Waters (NYSE:WAT) on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) on 7/22/2025.

Flowers Foods Trading Up 2.2%

NYSE FLO opened at $15.8350 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The firm has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 15.23 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $15.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.30. Flowers Foods, Inc. has a 52 week low of $15.27 and a 52 week high of $23.87.

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 15th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.01. Flowers Foods had a net margin of 4.30% and a return on equity of 17.85%. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. Flowers Foods’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.000-1.10 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Flowers Foods, Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Flowers Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 19th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.2475 per share. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.3%. Flowers Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 95.19%.

Institutional Trading of Flowers Foods

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FLO. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Flowers Foods by 270.3% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,449,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,610,000 after acquiring an additional 5,437,735 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Flowers Foods by 91.6% in the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,392,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,548,000 after acquiring an additional 4,011,428 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP purchased a new stake in shares of Flowers Foods in the 4th quarter valued at $58,476,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Flowers Foods in the 2nd quarter valued at $37,674,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Flowers Foods by 59.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,841,985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,435,000 after acquiring an additional 687,488 shares during the last quarter. 75.45% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on FLO shares. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Flowers Foods in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Flowers Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Flowers Foods from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Thomas Caldecot Chubb III purchased 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $16.88 per share, with a total value of $50,640.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 45,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $774,133.68. This represents a 7.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director George E. Deese purchased 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $16.84 per share, for a total transaction of $101,040.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 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. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 12,000 shares of company stock valued at $202,440. Corporate insiders own 11.57% of the company’s stock.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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.