Analyst Ratings For Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Today, Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) stock was downgraded by Jefferies Group LLC from Buy to Hold with a price target of $19.00.

There are 5 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) is Hold (Score: 2.38) with a consensus target price of $19.57 per share, a potential 8.97% upside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

• 7/28/2017-Jefferies Group LLC was Downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Group LLC from a “Buy ” rating to a ” Hold” rating. They now have a $19.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2017-BMO Capital Markets Reiterated Rating of Hold.
• 2/15/2017-Gabelli Upgrade from a “Hold ” rating to a ” Buy” rating.
• 1/13/2017-Wunderlich initiated coverage with a Buy rating.
• 12/15/2016-KeyCorp Upgrade from a “Sector Weight ” rating to a ” Overweight” rating.
• 12/9/2016-Pivotal Research Upgrade from a “Sell ” rating to a ” Hold” rating.
• 11/10/2016-DA Davidson Reiterated Rating of Hold.

Dividend information for Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 3.79% and an average dividend growth of 15.40% based on a 3 Year Average.

Dividend History for Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)

• On 5/25/2017 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.17 3.66% with an ex dividend date of 6/7/2017 which will be payable on 6/23/2017.
• On 2/17/2017 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.16 3.29% with an ex dividend date of 3/1/2017 which will be payable on 3/17/2017.
• On 11/18/2016 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.16 3.95% with an ex dividend date of 11/30/2016 which will be payable on 12/16/2016.
• On 8/19/2016 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.16 4.18% with an ex dividend date of 8/31/2016 which will be payable on 9/16/2016.
• On 5/26/2016 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.16 3.4% with an ex dividend date of 6/7/2016 which will be payable on 6/23/2016.
• On 2/19/2016 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 3.44% with an ex dividend date of 3/2/2016 which will be payable on 3/18/2016.
• On 11/20/2015 Flowers Foods announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 2.47% with an ex dividend date of 12/2/2015 which will be payable on 12/18/2015.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) has insider ownership of 16.87% and institutional ownership of 66.50%.

• On 12/22/2016 R Steve Kinsey, CFO, sold 89,902 with an average share price of $19.22 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,727,916.44. View SEC Filing
• On 12/15/2016 David Keith Wheeler, Insider, sold 8,200 with an average share price of $19.32 per share and the total transaction amounting to $158,424.00. View SEC Filing
• On 12/15/2016 Stephen R Avera, EVP, sold 70,845 with an average share price of $19.50 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,381,477.50. View SEC Filing
• On 11/21/2016 Dan W. Stone, SVP, sold 13,250 with an average share price of $16.15 per share and the total transaction amounting to $213,987.50. View SEC Filing
• On 11/18/2016 Tonja W Taylor, SVP, sold 4,425 with an average share price of $15.91 per share and the total transaction amounting to $70,401.75. View SEC Filing
• On 11/15/2016 Brad K Alexander, COO, sold 69,850 with an average share price of $16.23 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,133,665.50. View SEC Filing
• On 8/26/2016 George E Deese, Insider, sold 462,500 with an average share price of $15.14 per share and the total transaction amounting to $7,002,250.00. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO)
Shares of Flowers Foods closed the previous trading session at 17.96 up +0.22 1.24% with 1,367,110 shares trading hands.