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After finishing at $22.59 in the prior trading day, MGP Ingredients, Inc (NASDAQ: MGPI) closed at $22.88, up 1.28%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.32 million shares were traded. MGPI stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.49.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MGPI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 2.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, Lake Street on February 27, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $45 from $55 previously.
On November 06, 2024, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $66 to $50.
Lake Street Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $75.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 18 ’25 when Kaplan Caroline Lux sold 30,000 shares for $23.85 per share. The transaction valued at 715,514 led to the insider holds 560,958 shares of the business.
Kaplan Caroline Lux sold 30,000 shares of MGPI for $698,340 on Nov 19 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 530,958 shares after completing the transaction at $23.28 per share. On Nov 14 ’25, another insider, Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Tr, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 60,000 shares for $26.14 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MGPI now has a Market Capitalization of 487213920 and an Enterprise Value of 752328896. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.3 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.647.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MGPI is 0.39, which has changed by -0.5118842 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MGPI has reached a high of $47.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 237.42K shares per day over the past 3-months and 296090 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 21.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.76M. Insiders hold about 30.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.02% stake in the company. Shares short for MGPI as of 1763078400 were 1531515 with a Short Ratio of 6.45, compared to 1760486400 on 1671677. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1531515 and a Short% of Float of 13.01.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MGPI’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.48, compared to 0.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021248339. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.79. The current Payout Ratio is 30.82% for MGPI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-07-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of MGP Ingredients, Inc (MGPI) is currently drawing attention from 5.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.59 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.72 and $2.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.68. EPS for the following year is $2.78, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $2.92 and $2.68.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $134.74M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $135.72M to a low estimate of $133.5M. As of. The current estimate, MGP Ingredients, Inc’s year-ago sales were $180.8MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $117.38M. There is a high estimate of $135.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $102.2M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MGPI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $533.78M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $530.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $532.32M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $703.62MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $515.93M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $548.2M and the low estimate is $440.7M.
