Analyst Expects B&G Foods, Inc (NYSE: BGS) To Make Big Moves

After Hours

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, BGS falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Packaged Foods industry segment. The current market capitalization of B&G Foods, Inc is $520.89M. A total of 0.96 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.67M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Hart Eric H bought 5,000 shares of BGS for 6.25 per share on Nov 15 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CHRO now owns 88,899 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 13 ’24, Vogel Andrew D bought 7,500 shares at 6.36 per share. BGS shares that EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS owns now total 37,064.

Among the insiders who bought shares, SHERRILL STEPHEN acquired of 70,000 shares on Nov 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $6.63. This resulted in the Director holding 353,084 shares of BGS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Lerner Scott E bought 7,611 shares at $6.57 per share on Nov 08 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL now total 196,755.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. BGS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8.78% when it declared a $0.19 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/31/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8.82%. The BGS stock dividend was $0.19 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BGS has a high of $11.97 and a low of $6.12.

As of this writing, BGS has an earnings estimate of $0.3 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.33 per share and a lower estimate of $0.28.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. BGS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $33.69M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.34B in debt and $244.29M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $9.54, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $920.25M.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BGS is Buy with a score of 2.67.

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