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The price of MGP Ingredients, Inc (NASDAQ: MGPI) closed at $23.99 in the last session, down -2.76% from day before closing price of $24.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.79 million shares were traded. MGPI stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.455.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MGPI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.21. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 09 ’25 when Seaberg Karen sold 181,095 shares for $24.24 per share. The transaction valued at 4,389,454 led to the insider holds 37,417 shares of the business.
Seaberg Karen sold 81,616 shares of MGPI for $2,108,791 on Dec 10 ’25. The Director now owns 35,285 shares after completing the transaction at $25.84 per share. On Dec 08 ’25, another insider, Seaberg Karen, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 41,824 shares for $24.16 each. As a result, the insider received 1,010,347 and left with 39,868 shares of the company.
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 510850624 and an Enterprise Value of 775965632. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.341 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.824.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MGPI is 0.35, which has changed by -0.3979925 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14402747 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MGPI has reached a high of $43.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.47%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MGPI traded on average about 300.17K shares per day over the past 3-months and 762110 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 21.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.39M. Insiders hold about 29.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.96% stake in the company. Shares short for MGPI as of 1764288000 were 1481427 with a Short Ratio of 4.94, compared to 1761868800 on 1445560. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1481427 and a Short% of Float of 12.58.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MGPI is 0.48, which was 0.48 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01945683. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.81. 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 firm’s stock currently is rated by 5.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.46, with high estimates of $0.57 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 $2.68, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $2.92 and $2.27.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $134.74M. 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 $116.31M. There is a high estimate of $131.1M 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 $510.89M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $540.2M and the low estimate is $440.7M.
