BGS B&G Foods (BGS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Food & Beverage · Food and kindred products · CIK 0001278027
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
80
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about BGS
Insiders, 180 days
+$18.0K net bought
1 buyer
B&G Foods insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, B&G Foods, Inc. insiders bought a net $18.0K of stock across 20 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 4.8% of the 116,454 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Brunts DeAnn L bought about $18.0K of BGS on Sep 14, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 14, 2022.
- The trade is 2.5% of the 787,566 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wenner David L sold about $101.2K of BGS on Mar 13, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 13, 2024.
- The trade is 39.5% of the 50,679 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, PRESIDENT OF MEALS Vogel Andrew D sold about $103.8K of BGS on Mar 13, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 16, 2025.
- The trade is 33.0% of the 34,347 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP of Supply Chain Schoch Martin C. sold about $61.1K of BGS on Mar 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 22.4% of the 83,956 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 80 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Mullen Dennis M sold about $84.6K of BGS on Nov 26, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 80 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.20 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$18.0K over 180 days
+$18.0K over 90 days
more than 64% of Food & Beverage
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
80 funds bought in last quarter
below 65% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
-5.4% year over year
below 76% of Food & Beverage
Margin
-2.4% net margin
below 62% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
17.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 6.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 96% of Food & Beverage
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-48.0%12M
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns BGS: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
6,206,181 sh
$24.7M
3,797,413 sh
$15.1M
3,456,171 sh
$13.8M
2,993,289 sh
$11.9M
2,565,830 sh
$10.2M
Congress trades in BGS
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
BGS planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
BGS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
ALPS Dynamic U.S. Dividend Advantage ETF
$633.4K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.7%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$398.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Fund
$189.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.2%
Hotchkis and Wiley Small Cap Diversified Value Fund
$1.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Value Fund f/k/a Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund
$173.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $18.0K bought by insiders over 180 days, 80 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
BGS financials
Revenue growth
-5.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-2.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.8B
four quarters, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Revenue, TTM BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | $1.8B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $2.1B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $2.2B |
| FY Jan 2022 | $2.1B |
| Jul 2026 | $383.3M |
| Apr 2026 | $408.9M |
| Jan 2026 | $539.6M |
| Sep 2025 | $439.3M |
| Jun 2025 | $424.4M |
| Mar 2025 | $425.4M |
| Dec 2024 | $551.6M |
| Sep 2024 | $461.1M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-4.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Net margin, TTM BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | -2.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -13.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -3.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -0.5% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +3.3% |
| Jul 2026 | -1.0% |
| Apr 2026 | -8.0% |
| Jan 2026 | -2.8% |
| Sep 2025 | -4.4% |
| Jun 2025 | -2.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +0.2% |
| Dec 2024 | -40.3% |
| Sep 2024 | +1.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$63.9M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Free cash flow, TTM BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | $70.7M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $103.7M |
| FY Dec 2023 | $222.1M |
| FY Dec 2022 | -$16.3M |
| FY Jan 2022 | $50.3M |
| Jul 2026 | $28.2M |
| Apr 2026 | $18.7M |
| Jan 2026 | $87.7M |
| Sep 2025 | -$70.7M |
| Jun 2025 | $11.5M |
| Mar 2025 | $42.4M |
| Dec 2024 | $71.7M |
| Sep 2024 | -$679.0K |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
6.38x
long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04; equity 2026-07-04
Debt to equity BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | 4.31x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 3.85x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 2.45x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 2.75x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 2.47x |
| Jul 2026 | 6.38x |
| Apr 2026 | 4.97x |
| Jan 2026 | 4.31x |
| Sep 2025 | 4.30x |
| Jun 2025 | 3.97x |
| Mar 2025 | 3.91x |
| Dec 2024 | 3.85x |
| Sep 2024 | 2.75x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.04x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04
Cash flow to debt BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | 0.05x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.06x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.12x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.00x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 0.04x |
| Jul 2026 | 0.04x |
| Apr 2026 | 0.04x |
| Jan 2026 | 0.05x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.04x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.08x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.07x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.06x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.07x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-15.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on equity BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | -8.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -36.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -7.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -1.3% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +7.7% |
| Jul 2026 | -15.8% |
| Apr 2026 | -16.7% |
| Jan 2026 | -8.8% |
| Sep 2025 | -40.9% |
| Jun 2025 | -35.4% |
| Mar 2025 | -32.5% |
| Dec 2024 | -36.9% |
| Sep 2024 | -3.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on assets BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | -1.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -7.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -1.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -0.3% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +1.8% |
| Jul 2026 | -2.3% |
| Apr 2026 | -2.6% |
| Jan 2026 | -1.5% |
| Sep 2025 | -7.9% |
| Jun 2025 | -7.1% |
| Mar 2025 | -6.7% |
| Dec 2024 | -7.8% |
| Sep 2024 | -0.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | +4.5% |
| Jul 2026 | n/a |
| Apr 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+2.4%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | +3.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -6.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.8% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +5.5% |
| Jul 2026 | +2.4% |
| Apr 2026 | +1.9% |
| Jan 2026 | +3.6% |
| Sep 2025 | -6.7% |
| Jun 2025 | -5.3% |
| Mar 2025 | -4.3% |
| Dec 2024 | -6.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | 29.83x |
| Jul 2026 | n/a |
| Apr 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$2.1B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-08-06 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04, minus cash 2026-07-04
Enterprise value BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | $2.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $2.5B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $2.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $3.1B |
| FY Jan 2022 | $4.2B |
| Jul 2026 | $2.3B |
| Apr 2026 | $2.3B |
| Jan 2026 | $2.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $2.3B |
| Jun 2025 | $2.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $2.5B |
| Dec 2024 | $2.5B |
| Sep 2024 | $2.8B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+37.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | +21.1% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +18.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +26.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -2.0% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | +19.3% |
| Apr 2026 | +11.9% |
| Jan 2026 | +21.1% |
| Sep 2025 | +15.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +35.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +22.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +18.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +15.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing BGS
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | n/a |
| Jul 2026 | n/a |
| Apr 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2026-01 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Gross profit | $398.8M | $421.9M | $455.5M | $409.6M |
| Operating income | $97.1M | -$177.3M | $80.4M | $98.6M |
| Net income | -$43.3M | -$251.3M | -$66.2M | -$11.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -0.54 | -3.18 | -0.89 | -0.16 |
| Operating cash flow | $101.4M | $130.9M | $247.8M | $6.0M |
| Cash | $56.3M | $50.6M | $41.1M | $45.4M |
| Long-term debt | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.3B |
| Dividends paid | $60.6M | $60.0M | $56.0M | $133.4M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
BGS Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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BGS filings, in plain words
Are B&G Foods insiders buying or selling BGS?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, B&G Foods insiders were net buyers, a net $18.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.
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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, B&G Foods insiders were net buyers of BGS, a net $18.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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