Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $120.29

Key Points

• Analyst consensus is “Hold”: Eight of nine analysts rate Ingredion shares a hold, while one recommends buying; the average 12-month price target is $120.29 versus a recent price of $94.17.
• Ingredion exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.82 in EPS on $1.85 billion in revenue, while guiding for fiscal 2026 EPS of $10.30–$10.90.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.83 per share, equivalent to a 3.5% annual yield; institutional investors own 85.27% of outstanding shares.

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $120.29.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Ingredion from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Ingredion from $118.00 to $115.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Ingredion from $108.00 to $104.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Ingredion from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ingredion

In related news, Director David Fischer sold 1,662 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.31, for a total value of $170,039.22. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,930 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,039,038.30. This trade represents a 7.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ingredion

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ingredion during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc acquired a new position in Ingredion in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Ingredion in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Ingredion in the second quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Ingredion in the third quarter worth approximately $52,000. 85.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ingredion Stock Performance

Shares of INGR stock opened at $94.17 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Ingredion has a 12-month low of $93.30 and a 12-month high of $123.49. The business's 50 day moving average is $98.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.91. The company has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.65.

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.83 billion. Ingredion had a return on equity of 15.40% and a net margin of 8.21%. The business's revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.87 earnings per share. Ingredion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.300-10.900 EPS. Analysts expect that Ingredion will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ingredion Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This is an increase from Ingredion's previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. Ingredion's dividend payout ratio is presently 36.21%.

Ingredion Company Profile

Ingredion Incorporated NYSE: INGR is a global ingredient solutions provider that develops and produces starches, sweeteners, texturizers, fibers, plant-based proteins and other specialty ingredients. The company processes plant-based raw materials, including corn, tapioca, potato, rice and other grains, into ingredients used by manufacturers across a range of industries.

Ingredion's products support food and beverage applications such as bakery products, dairy and alternative dairy, confectionery, beverages and prepared foods.

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