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Zacks Equity Research
·2 min read

In the latest trading session, B&G Foods (BGS) closed at $33, marking a -0.42% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.04%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.25%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the food producer had gained 21.99% over the past month. This has outpaced the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.8% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.37% in that time.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from BGS as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect BGS to post earnings of $0.44 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 57.14%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $525.63 million, up 11.8% from the year-ago period.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for BGS. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

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Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.73% lower. BGS currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Digging into valuation, BGS currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 13.81. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 22.11, which means BGS is trading at a discount to the group.

The Food - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 215, which puts it in the bottom 16% of all 250+ industries.

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