Lancaster Colony (LANC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ:LANC - Get Free Report) is expected to be releasing its Q3 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Lancaster Colony to post earnings of $1.62 per share and revenue of $483.47 million for the quarter.

Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ:LANC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.28. Lancaster Colony had a return on equity of 19.51% and a net margin of 8.26%. The business had revenue of $509.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $495.43 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.87 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Lancaster Colony to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lancaster Colony Trading Down 0.1 %

LANC stock traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $189.99. The stock had a trading volume of 53,300 shares, compared to its average volume of 138,504. Lancaster Colony has a 52 week low of $163.20 and a 52 week high of $202.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.39 and a beta of 0.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $183.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $181.93.

Lancaster Colony Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.95 per share. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. Lancaster Colony's dividend payout ratio is 66.78%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LANC has been the topic of a number of research reports. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Lancaster Colony from $192.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com raised Lancaster Colony from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Stephens upped their price objective on Lancaster Colony from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $211.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lancaster Colony

In other news, CEO David Alan Ciesinski sold 17,000 shares of Lancaster Colony stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.19, for a total value of $3,250,230.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 54,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,447,386.36. This trade represents a 23.73 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 29.50% of the company's stock.

Lancaster Colony Company Profile

Lancaster Colony Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. The company offers frozen garlic bread under the New York BRAND Bakery; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Simply Dressed, Cardini's, and Girard's brands; vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti brands; and frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand.