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Stocks Info
B&G Foods, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Packaged Foods industry. The current market capitalization of B&G Foods, Inc is $564.44M. A total of 1.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.53M 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
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BGS has a high of $11.97 and a low of $6.12.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
