Analysts Issue Forecasts for Flowers Foods FY2027 Earnings

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Flowers Foods in a report released on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.96. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Flowers Foods’ current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. Flowers Foods had a return on equity of 15.98% and a net margin of 1.38%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.35 earnings per share. Flowers Foods has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.900 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on FLO. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on Flowers Foods from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Weiss Ratings lowered Flowers Foods from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Stephens decreased their price objective on Flowers Foods from $11.00 to $8.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Flowers Foods from $11.00 to $7.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Flowers Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $9.60.

Flowers Foods Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of FLO stock opened at $7.81 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $8.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.51. Flowers Foods has a 12-month low of $6.80 and a 12-month high of $16.85. The firm has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.30 and a beta of 0.40.

Institutional Trading of Flowers Foods

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,091,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,476,000 after purchasing an additional 736,624 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 10,997,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,654,000 after purchasing an additional 276,670 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,245,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,727,000 after purchasing an additional 602,920 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,968,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,697,000 after purchasing an additional 680,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Flowers Foods by 14.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,545,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,497,000 after purchasing an additional 925,245 shares in the last quarter. 75.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Diego Anthony Scaglione purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $7.51 per share, with a total value of $37,550.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 194,180 shares in the company, valued at $1,458,291.80. This trade represents a 2.64% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Ryals Mcmullian sold 209,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.03, for a total value of $1,678,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 813,380 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,531,441.40. This represents a 20.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 7.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Flowers Foods Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.4%. Flowers Foods’s dividend payout ratio is 282.86%.

Key Flowers Foods News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Flowers Foods CFO Diego Anthony Scaglione bought 5,000 shares at $7.51, a sign of insider confidence that can support investor sentiment. SEC filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Q1 2028 EPS estimate to $0.34 from $0.32, showing some longer-term optimism, but it kept a Hold rating.
• Neutral Sentiment: The analyst consensus for FY2026 remains near Flowers Foods’ own outlook, with expectations around $0.87 per share.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research cut FY2026 EPS to $0.86 from $0.90 and lowered near-term estimates for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, and Q4 2026, signaling softer expected earnings.
• Negative Sentiment: The firm also trimmed 2027 estimates across several quarters and lowered FY2027 EPS to $0.90 from $0.96, which may pressure shares further. Flowers Foods stock page

Flowers Foods Company Profile

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.