Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Flowers Foods, Inc shares valued at $101,039 were purchased by DEESE GEORGE E on May 27 ’25. At $16.84 per share, DEESE GEORGE E acquired 6,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,004,990 shares worth approximately $31.9 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, McFadden William Jameson purchased 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 50,760 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $16.92 each, the insider now holds 532,476 shares.
Before that, Chubb Thomas Caldecot III had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $50,640, the Director bought Flowers Foods, Inc shares for $16.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $0.73 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Exane BNP Paribas on July 10, 2024, Flowers Foods, Inc [FLO] has been an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $20. Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of March 03, 2023, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for FLO. Earlier on December 06, 2022, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for FLO stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing FLO Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Flowers Foods, Inc [NYSE: FLO] plunged -1.49% to $15.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $15.83, but it reached a high of $16.075 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.32%. Over the course of the year, Flowers Foods, Inc shares have dropped approximately -29.35%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.92 on 01/03/25 and a 52-week low of $15.74 on 06/18/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Flowers Foods, Inc (FLO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 15.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 15.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 16.05. The next price resistance is at 16.18. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.49 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Flowers Foods, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Flowers Foods, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.36 million shares to 14.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 12.69 million shares. A jump of 9.69% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.83.
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In terms of Flowers Foods, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 42.41% from the previous closing price of $16.15. Analysts anticipate Flowers Foods, Inc stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Flowers Foods, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On May 25, 2021, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $25.
