6,533,987 Shares in Ingredion Incorporated $INGR Bought by BlackRock Inc.

Key Points

• BlackRock acquired 6.53 million Ingredion shares worth approximately $618.8 million, giving it a 10.36% stake. Institutional investors collectively own 85.27% of the company.
• Ingredion exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.82 in EPS on $1.85 billion in revenue, while maintaining fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $10.30–$10.90.
• Analysts remain cautious: the stock has a consensus “Hold” rating from MarketBeat, with one Buy and eight Hold ratings and an average price target of $121.29.

BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 6,533,987 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $618,834,000. BlackRock Inc. owned about 10.36% of Ingredion as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ingredion in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Ingredion in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Ingredion in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ingredion during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in Ingredion by 83.7% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 371 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. 85.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ingredion

In other news, Director David B. 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Ingredion Price Performance

NYSE INGR opened at $106.95 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $100.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $107.26. 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 company has a market cap of $6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.66, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.62. Ingredion Incorporated has a 1 year low of $94.44 and a 1 year high of $130.48.

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.83 billion. Ingredion had a return on equity of 15.40% and a net margin of 8.21%.The company's revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.87 earnings per share. Ingredion has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.300-10.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Ingredion Incorporated will post 10.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on INGR shares. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Ingredion in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Oppenheimer lowered shares of Ingredion from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Ingredion from $120.00 to $118.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research raised Ingredion from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Ingredion from $104.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $121.29.

Ingredion Company Profile

Ingredion Incorporated is a global ingredient solutions company specializing in the production and sale of starches, sweeteners, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials derived primarily from corn and other plant-based raw materials. The company serves a diverse set of industries, including food and beverage, brewing, pharmaceuticals and personal care, providing functional ingredients that enhance texture, stability, flavor and nutritional value in a wide array of end products.

The company's product portfolio comprises native and modified starches, high-fructose corn syrup, dextrose, maltodextrins, specialty sweeteners and various texturizers.

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