Overall Rating


(3.4/5) Neutral

Flowers Foods (FLO)

Price*: $28.10 | Dividend: $0.50 | Dividend Yield: 1.78%

Recommendation Info
We downgraded this stock from the "Recommended" list on 8/14/08, at a price of 31.97.
Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown
1. Relative Strength   What's This?

Stock is at the top of its six-month trading range.
2. Overall Yield Attractiveness   What's This?

Stock's dividend yield is below average.
3. Dividend Reliability   What's This?

This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.
4. Dividend Uptrend   What's This?

Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.
5. Earnings Growth   What's This?

Earnings estimates are basically unchanged.
Price and Dividend Info Price and Dividend Info
Flowers Foods (FLO)
Previous Day's Closing Price*
$28.10
Annual Stock Dividend
$0.50
Current Dividend Yield
1.78%

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Company Profile Company Profile

Flowers Foods- (FLO)-is one of the nation's leading producers and marketers of packaged bakery foods for retail and foodservice customers. Flowers operates 36 bakeries that produce a wide range of bakery products marketed throughout the Southeastern, Southwestern, and mid-Atlantic states via an extensive direct-store-delivery network and nationwide through other delivery systems. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Cobblestone Mill, Sunbeam, Blue Bird, and Mrs. Freshley's. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.

Dividend Stock Recommendation - Neutral Recommendation

Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.

Stock Notes Stock Notes

This mid cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.

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