AMCON Distributing (DIT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AMCON Distributing Corp. is a wholesale distributor of consumer products serving convenience stores, tobacco retailers, supermarkets, gas stations, restaurants and other businesses. The company distributes a broad range of products, including cigarettes and other tobacco products, cigars, electronic nicotine products, candy, snacks, beverages, groceries, frozen foods, health and beauty aids, paper products and general merchandise.

AMCON serves customers primarily across the central and western United States through its regional distribution operations. Its customer base includes independently owned retailers as well as other businesses that rely on wholesale distribution for frequently purchased consumer goods.

In addition to its distribution activities, AMCON has operated natural and organic food retail businesses, including the Chamberlin’s Natural Foods chain in Florida. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. AMCON Distributing Corp. trades on the NYSE American exchange under the symbol DIT.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $61.70 to $63.00
• 50-Day Range: $59.97 to $69.57
• 52-Week Range: $59.15 to $95.59
• Volume: 1,061 shs
• Average Volume: 864 shs
• Market Capitalization: $62.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.97
• Dividend Yield: 0.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

AMCON Distributing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AMCON Distributing scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for AMCON Distributing.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AMCON Distributing is 24.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AMCON Distributing is 24.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AMCON Distributing has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.40% of the float of AMCON Distributing has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AMCON Distributing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AMCON Distributing has recently increased by 22.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AMCON Distributing has a dividend yield of 0.77%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AMCON Distributing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AMCON Distributing is 6.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

AMCON Distributing has a news sentiment score of 1.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for AMCON Distributing this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added AMCON Distributing to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AMCON Distributing insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

74.43% of the stock of AMCON Distributing is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.14% of the stock of AMCON Distributing is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Record date for 11/20 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/20 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/09/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/19/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:DIT
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:DIT
• CIK: 928465
• Web: www.amcon.com
• Phone: (402) 331-3727
• Fax: 402-331-4834
• Employees: 1,521
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $570 thousand
• Net Margins: 0.09%
• Pretax Margin: 0.12%
• Return on Equity: 2.56%
• Return on Assets: 0.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.32
• Current Ratio: 2.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.02
• Cash Flow: $12.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.02
• Book Value: $117.13 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,000,000
• Free Float: 255,000
• Market Cap: $62.01 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.17