Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $121.29 According to Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a cautious outlook: Ingredion has a consensus “Hold” rating from nine brokerages, with eight holds and one buy. The average 12-month price target is $121.29, versus the stock’s reported price of $95.36.
• Ingredion exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.82 in adjusted EPS versus the $2.71 consensus and revenue of $1.85 billion. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $10.30–$10.90, while analysts expect $10.76.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.83 per share, equivalent to $3.32 annually and a 3.5% yield. Institutional investors own 85.27% of the stock, while an Ingredion director recently sold 1,662 shares.

Shares of Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $121.29.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on INGR shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Ingredion from $104.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Ingredion from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Zacks Research raised Ingredion from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Oppenheimer cut Ingredion from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Ingredion in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ingredion

In other news, Director David Fischer sold 1,662 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.31, for a total transaction of $170,039.22. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 19,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,039,038.30. The trade was a 7.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in Ingredion by 163.8% during the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,021 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 634 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Ingredion by 12.7% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 61,636 shares of the company's stock worth $5,792,000 after acquiring an additional 6,951 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Ingredion in the 2nd quarter valued at $909,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ingredion during the 2nd quarter valued at $23,109,000. Finally, Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ingredion by 170.4% during the 2nd quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 22,555 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,136,000 after acquiring an additional 14,215 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.27% of the company's stock.

Ingredion Stock Performance

NYSE:INGR opened at $95.36 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $103.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 2.80 and a quick ratio of 1.92. The firm has a market cap of $6.01 billion, a PE ratio of 10.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 0.65. Ingredion has a 1-year low of $93.97 and a 1-year high of $123.49.

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. Ingredion had a return on equity of 15.40% and a net margin of 8.21%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.87 EPS. Ingredion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.300-10.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Ingredion will post 10.76 EPS for the current year.

Ingredion Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be issued a $0.83 dividend. This is a positive change from Ingredion's previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ingredion's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.21%.

Ingredion Company Profile

Ingredion Incorporated NYSE: INGR is a global ingredient solutions company that develops and produces plant-based ingredients for food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing, and industrial applications. Its portfolio includes sweeteners, starches, fibers, texturizers, nutrition ingredients, and other specialty solutions designed to improve taste, texture, stability, nutrition, and functionality.

The company processes plant-based raw materials, including corn, tapioca, potato, rice, and stevia, into ingredients used in products such as baked goods, dairy and plant-based foods, beverages, confectionery, sauces, and personal care products.

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