Roth Capital Expects Reduced Earnings for MGP Ingredients

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for MGP Ingredients to $0.56, down from $0.57, amidst a broader context of declining year-over-year earnings.
• MGP Ingredients reported $0.97 EPS in its recent quarterly earnings, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.64, despite a 23.7% decline in revenue compared to the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing a yield of 1.7%, with a payout ratio currently at -154.84%.

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGPI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of MGP Ingredients in a report issued on Friday, August 1st. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now forecasts that the company will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for MGP Ingredients' current full-year earnings is $5.56 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for MGP Ingredients' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.96 EPS.

MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.33. The company had revenue of $145.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.70 million. MGP Ingredients had a negative net margin of 1.08% and a positive return on equity of 10.66%. The firm's revenue was down 23.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.71 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on MGPI. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of MGP Ingredients from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of MGP Ingredients from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, May 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MGP Ingredients currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $50.33.

MGP Ingredients Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of MGP Ingredients stock traded up $0.68 on Monday, hitting $28.37. 123,990 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 351,719. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of $30.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.98. The company has a market capitalization of $603.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -91.48 and a beta of 0.33. MGP Ingredients has a one year low of $25.12 and a one year high of $92.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MGP Ingredients

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MGPI. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of MGP Ingredients by 2,365.7% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 863 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 828 shares during the period. Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MGP Ingredients by 333.3% during the first quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 897 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in MGP Ingredients by 114.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,497 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of MGP Ingredients by 127.4% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,051 shares of the company's stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 1,149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in MGP Ingredients by 1,055.2% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 2,026 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.11% of the company's stock.

MGP Ingredients Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. MGP Ingredients's dividend payout ratio is currently -154.84%.

About MGP Ingredients

MGP Ingredients, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and supply of distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Distillery Solutions; Branded Spirits; and Ingredient Solutions.