Flowers Foods, Inc. Shares Approach 52-Week High - Market Mover
The shares closed 0.8% below its 52-week high of $29.21, with trading volume higher than its 30 day average
Jan 19, 2022 by Kwhen Finance Editors
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) shares closed today at 0.8% below its 52 week high of $29.21, giving the company a market cap of $6B. The stock is currently up 5.5% year-to-date, up 34.2% over the past 12 months, and up 74.1% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.4%, and the S&P 500 fell 2.8%.
Trading Activity
- Trading volume this week was 103.8% higher than the 20-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.1.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
- The stock closed above its Bollinger band, indicating it may be overbought.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $498 million in earnings before interest and taxes from $4 billion in revenue. It currently holds $250 million in cash and $461 million in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.008721308809903 is lower than its current P/E ratio of 27.52, implying that analysts are expecting an increase in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 0.15. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 2.32 which means it currently has $2.32 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 3.61. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 4 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 1.17.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 1.33.
P/E
27.52
EBITDA
$498M
P/Book
3.61
Mkt Cap
$6B
P/Sales
1.17
Revenue
$4B
EPS (TTM)
1.05
PEG Ratio
0.15
EV/Revenue
1.33
Total Cash
$250M
Debt/Equity
2.32
Forward P/E
21.01
Current Debt
$461M
Gross Profit
$2B
Dividend Date
-
Earnings Date
2022-02-10
Profit Margin
0.05
Revenue/Share
20.50
Total Revenue
$4B
Enterprise Val
$5B
Put/Call Ratio
0.68
Revenue/Employee
471816.85
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Consumer Staples industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Foods, Inc. | 2.8 | 5.5 | 34.2 | -0.5 | 38.5 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | -1.5 | -2.6 | 16.7 | -3.8 | 21.0 |
| S&P 500 Index | -1.8 | -3.9 | 23.1 | -4.2 | 26.5 |
| Consumer Staples | -1.4 | -1.5 | 18.6 | -2.7 | 23.8 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 78.0%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 327.8%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 0.8% higher than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Foods, Inc. | FLO | 27.5 | 5.5 | 34.2 | -0.5 | 38.5 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 27.3 | 3.1 | 8.0 | -8.7 | 18.1 |
| Campbell Soup Co. | CPB | 14.7 | 7.6 | 3.2 | -11.1 | 17.5 |
| Post Holdings Inc | POST | 21.8 | 2.9 | 17.4 | -1.6 | 26.8 |
| J&J Snack Foods Corp. | JJSF | 26.5 | -2.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Treehouse Foods Inc | THS | 46.3 | 4.4 | 7.7 | -21.8 | 28.0 |
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