Ingredion (INGR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ingredion Incorporated is a global ingredient solutions company that transforms corn, tapioca, potato and other plant-based materials into ingredients used by manufacturers. Its products include starches, sweeteners, glucose syrups, dextrose, maltodextrins, plant proteins and texturizers.

The company’s ingredients are used in food and beverages, as well as in applications such as animal nutrition, brewing, pharmaceuticals, paper and packaging. Ingredion works with customers to develop ingredients and formulations that support product texture, taste, nutrition and performance.

Ingredion serves customers across markets worldwide, including North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International and adopted the Ingredion name in 2012.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $90.77 to $92.47
• 50-Day Range: $91.46 to $104.30
• 52-Week Range: $90.14 to $123.49
• Volume: 730,683 shs
• Average Volume: 841,783 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.31
• Dividend Yield: 3.61%
• Price Target: $115.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ingredion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ingredion scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 163 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ingredion has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ingredion has a consensus price target of $115.00, representing about 25.0% upside from its current price of $92.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ingredion has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ingredion are expected to grow by 9.38% in the coming year, from $9.49 to $10.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ingredion is 9.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ingredion is 9.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 22.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ingredion has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ingredion has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.35% of the float of Ingredion has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ingredion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ingredion has recently decreased by 2.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Ingredion is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ingredion has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ingredion is 37.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ingredion will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.98% next year. This indicates that Ingredion will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.14

News Sentiment

Ingredion has a news sentiment score of -0.14. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Ingredion this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for INGR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ingredion to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.60% of the stock of Ingredion is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.27% of the stock of Ingredion is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Stephens Annual Investment Conference: 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:INGR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CPO
• CIK: 1046257
• Web: www.ingredion.com
• Phone: (708) 551-2600
• Fax: 708-551-2700
• Employees: 11,200
• Year Founded: 1906

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ingredion: $115.00
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.86
• P/E Growth: 0.89
• Net Income: $729 million
• Net Margins: 7.83%
• Pretax Margin: 10.71%
• Return on Equity: 14.36%
• Return on Assets: 7.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: $14.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.22
• Book Value: $73.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,290,000
• Free Float: 62,055,000
• Market Cap: $5.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63