Why is BGS up?
Up 29% from Oct 28 to Nov 10.
- B&G Foods rose 29% from Oct 28 to Nov 10 while packaged food stocks rose a median 8%:
BGS's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to -1. Buying reached its highest in 20 days.
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Up 29% from Oct 28 to Nov 10.
| Since its 2022 high | Down 92% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 10 |
ReportToday after the close: sales of $459.8M; a loss of $0.40 a share. Raised its outlook for the year. Past reports ›
After hoursB&G Foods reported $459.8 million of quarterly revenue and a loss of $0.40 a share
Thu Dec 31: Ex-dividend, $0.095 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 26.
Expected to report Tue Mar 2, after the close
Poorfor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
BGS is #7 of 11 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Tue Mar 2, after the close (in 112 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $459.8M, 5% more than a year ago; a loss of $0.40 a share, from $0.24.
“The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in base business net sales, three months of net sales for the College Inn and Kitchen Basics brands and three months of net sales from the co-manufacturing agreement the Company entered into with the acquirer of the Green Giant U.S. frozen business, partially offset by the Green Giant U.S. frozen and Le Sueur U.S. divestitures.”
BGS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Net sales | $1.76B to $1.80B |
Sales fell 1.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.57 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | +1.5% | +5.0% | +1.2% |
| May 12, 2026 | -4.3% | -13.4% | -20.3% |
| Mar 3, 2026 | +9.1% | +16.2% | +7.7% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $1.8B in 2025. It made a profit in four of the eight years.
RSI 58.9, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 72% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.57 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $46.3M a year |
| Free cash flow | $63.9M |
| Record | Cut 50% |
One insider bought $18K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: BGS is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
B&G Foods Inc manufactures, sells, and distributes a range of branded, shelf-stable, and frozen food and household products across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, canola and other cooking oils, vegetable shortening, cooking sprays, oatmeal and other hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, and wine vinegar. The company's main brands include Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma's, New York Style, B&M, Baker's Joy, Regina, TrueNorth, Static Guard, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit. It operates in four reportable segments: i) Specialty, the majoriy revenue generating segment, ii) Meals, iii) Frozen & Vegetables, iv) Spices & Flavor Solutions.
“We face competition in each of our product lines.”
BGS scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #7 of 11 in Food and Kindred Products by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 29% from Oct 28 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
BGS scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #7 of 11 in Food and Kindred Products by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BGS's -1.
One insider bought $18K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is DeAnn L. Brunts, Director, who bought $18K on Sep 14.
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