Flowers Foods hits 52-week low amid market conditions
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 07 Jan 26
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Flowers Foods Inc experienced a significant price drop of 6.30%, hitting a 52-week low. This decline comes as the broader market shows mixed signals, with the Nasdaq-100 slightly up by 0.08% while the S&P 500 is down by 0.32%.
The stock's movement is attributed to sector rotation, as investors are shifting their focus away from the food sector amid broader market weakness. The mixed performance of the indices indicates a lack of strong momentum in the market, which has affected stocks like Flowers Foods.
This situation raises concerns about the company's market position and future growth prospects, especially as it navigates through a challenging market environment.
Analyst Views on FLO
Wall Street analysts forecast FLO stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FLO is 12.50 USD with a low forecast of 12.00 USD and a high forecast of 13.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 11.080
Low
12.00
Averages
12.50
High
13.00
Current: 11.080
Low
12.00
Averages
12.50
High
13.00
About FLO
Flowers Foods, Inc. is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States. The Company operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Its principal products include breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, and tortillas and are sold under a variety of brand names, including Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB), Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Tastykake, and Mrs. Freshley’s. Its brands and products are sold through various channels throughout the United States. These channels include supermarkets, drugstores, mass merchandisers, discount stores, club stores, convenience stores, thrift outlet stores, and foodservice, among others. It also supplies national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries with breads and rolls; sells packaged bakery products to wholesale distributors for ultimate sale to a wide variety of food outlets; and sells packaged snack cakes.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
