Flowers Foods stock sits 10.15 percent below USD 6.80 target
Published on 10/17/2026 at 21:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSConsensus target shapes valuation
- MarketBeat listed a USD 6.80 consensus target and a Reduce rating on October 16, 2026.
- Second-quarter revenue fell 4.00 percent to USD 1.19 billion.
- Flowers Foods stock was USD 6.11 at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 16, 2026, down 0.16 percent versus the NYSE prior close.
- Flowers Foods is estimated to report third-quarter results on November 5, 2026, with a P/E ratio of 23.50.
Flowers Foods stock sits 10.15 percent below the USD 6.80 consensus target listed by MarketBeat on October 16, 2026. The last completed NYSE session put Flowers Foods at USD 6.11 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, down 0.16 percent from USD 6.12.
Second-quarter sales set the backdrop
Yahoo Finance reported that Flowers Foods generated USD 1.19 billion in second-quarter revenue, down 4.00 percent year over year. The same report said the result fell 3.20 percent short of analysts' expectations, giving the target price a cautious operating backdrop.
Price remains near the yearly low
The USD 6.11 price stood 13.15 percent above the USD 5.40 52-week low and 53.39 percent below the USD 13.11 52-week high as of October 16, 2026. Flowers Foods had a market capitalization of USD 1.3 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.50 and a dividend yield of 8.16 percent on the same date.
Valuation and November results date
The consensus rating was Reduce, based on four Hold ratings and three Sell ratings, while the USD 6.80 target stood 11.29 percent above the USD 6.11 price on October 16, 2026. MarketBeat estimated that Flowers Foods will report third-quarter 2026 results on November 5, 2026, after the market closes.
Comparison with peers
FLO (NYSE, USD): minus 0.16 percent, P/E 23.50, market capitalization USD 1.3 billion.
Keurig Dr Pepper (NYSE, USD): plus 1.29 percent, P/E 34.83, market capitalization USD 47.1 billion.
Campbell Soup (NYSE, USD): plus 0.15 percent, P/E 15.17, market capitalization USD 5.9 billion.
Packaged bakery business and price
Flowers Foods is a packaged bakery producer with brands including Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread and Wonder. Its investor-relations page lists 2025 sales of USD 5.3 billion, 44 bakeries in 19 states and 10,300 employees, while the company reaches 85.00 percent of the U.S. population according to Flowers Foods.
The stock's valuation sits between the two peer P/E ratios shown above, but its 8.16 percent dividend yield is higher than the company-level earnings growth implied by the recent quarterly revenue decline. The next dated checkpoint is November 5, 2026, when the third-quarter report is estimated after the market close.
Flowers Foods stock facts
- Company: Flowers Foods, Inc.
- ISIN: US3434981011
- Ticker: FLO
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price NYSE (as of October 16, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET): USD 6.11
- Change versus prior NYSE close: minus 0.16 percent
- Market capitalization: USD 1.3 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 5.40-13.11 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
