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    Is Flowers Foods (FLO) Undervalued After Its Simple Mills Expansion and Recent Share Price Weakness?

    Simply Wall St·12/25/2025 11:20:57
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    Flowers Foods (FLO) has quietly lagged the wider market this year, and that underperformance is exactly what makes the stock interesting right now for patient, income-focused investors.

    See our latest analysis for Flowers Foods.

    At around $10.87, Flowers Foods’ 1 month share price return of 4.52% is a modest bounce within a much weaker trend, with the year to date share price return of -47.10% and 5 year total shareholder return of -40.46% pointing to fading momentum rather than a turnaround.

    If this kind of pullback has you wondering where else value might be hiding, now is a good time to explore fast growing stocks with high insider ownership as potential future winners.

    With profits still growing modestly and shares trading at a steep discount to some valuation estimates, is Flowers Foods an overlooked value play for long term dividend investors, or is the market correctly pricing in sluggish future growth?

    Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 32.6% Undervalued

    According to NVF, the narrative fair value of $16.12 sits well above Flowers Foods’ last close of $10.87. This frames a contrarian upside case against recent share price weakness.

    The $800M acquisition of Simple Mills expands Flowers Foods into the health-conscious, clean-label market, positioning the company for long-term growth beyond traditional baked goods. Launching a new snack line under the Wonder brand opens up opportunities in the convenience and impulse-buy categories, allowing Flowers to compete with established snack brands and attract nostalgic consumers.

    Read the complete narrative.

    Want to see how modest top line growth, fatter margins and a richer future earnings multiple combine into that higher fair value target, and why NVF thinks the stock deserves a premium to today’s price? Read on to unpack the full set of assumptions behind this call.

    Result: Fair Value of $16.12 (UNDERVALUED)

    Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

    However, elevated leverage and pressure on margins mean that any stumble in integrating Simple Mills could quickly erode the upside investors are betting on.

    Find out about the key risks to this Flowers Foods narrative.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.