B&G Foods
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts think investors should stand pat on B&G Foods with analysts unanimously rating it hold. Analysts don't like B&G Foods as much as competitor Hain Celestial Group overall. Seven out of 10 analysts rate Hain Celestial Group a buy compared to zero of four for B&G Foods. That rating hasn't budged in three months as analysts have remained steady in their opinion of the stock.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $151.9 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 7.1% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.31 per share. Estimates range from $0.29 to $0.33.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly supporting the stock, with 97.5% assigning it an "outperform" rating. Most of the community agrees with the All-Stars, with 96.9% granting it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on B&G Foods, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 72 posts in the past 30 days. Even with a robust four out of five stars, B&G Foods' CAPS rating falls a little short of the community's upbeat outlook.
Management:
B&G Foods' profit has risen year-over-year by an average of 1256.7% over the past five quarters. Revenue has now gone up for three straight quarters.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 31.2% | 32.6% | 34.1% | 33.2% |
Operating Margin | 20.4% | 20.3% | 22.1% | 20.4% |
Net Margin | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.1% |
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