MGP Ingredients (MGPI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a food, beverage and spirits company headquartered in Atchison, Kansas. Founded in 1941 as Midwest Grain Products, the company has developed from a grain-processing and distilling business into a diversified producer of specialty ingredients, distilled spirits and branded alcoholic beverages.

MGP’s Ingredient Solutions segment produces specialty wheat proteins and starches used in food applications, including meat alternatives, baked goods, snacks and other processed foods. Its Distillery Solutions business supplies distilled spirits and alcohol products, including neutral grain spirits, bourbon, rye whiskey and other aged and unaged spirits, to beverage companies and other customers.

Through its acquisition of Luxco in 2021, MGP expanded its branded spirits portfolio. Its brands have included Ezra Brooks bourbon, Yellowstone bourbon, Daviess County bourbon, El Mayor tequila and Everclear grain alcohol. The company serves customers in the United States and international markets through its ingredient, distilling and branded spirits operations. Gus Griffin has served as MGP Ingredients’ president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.70 to $15.40
• 50-Day Range: $14.76 to $18.88
• 52-Week Range: $14.70 to $28.35
• Volume: 228,457 shs
• Average Volume: 238,163 shs
• Market Capitalization: $317.57 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.24%
• Price Target: $27.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MGP Ingredients Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MGP Ingredients scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 174 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MGP Ingredients has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

MGP Ingredients has a consensus price target of $27.25, representing about 83.7% upside from its current price of $14.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MGP Ingredients has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MGP Ingredients are expected to grow by 17.58% in the coming year, from $1.65 to $1.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MGP Ingredients is -1.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MGP Ingredients is -1.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MGP Ingredients has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.25% of the float of MGP Ingredients has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MGP Ingredients has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MGP Ingredients has recently decreased by 3.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

MGP Ingredients pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

MGP Ingredients does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, MGP Ingredients will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.74% next year. This indicates that MGP Ingredients will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

MGP Ingredients has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for MGP Ingredients this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MGPI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MGP Ingredients insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $586,080.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

31.70% of the stock of MGP Ingredients is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.11% of the stock of MGP Ingredients is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Beverages
• Sub-Industry: Distillers & Vintners
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MGPI
• CIK: 835011
• Web: www.mgpingredients.com
• Phone: (913) 367-1480
• Fax: 913-367-0192
• Employees: 617
• Year Founded: 1941

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MGP Ingredients: $27.25
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +83.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($11.26)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.99
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$107.81 million
• Net Margins: -48.08%
• Pretax Margin: -55.26%
• Return on Equity: 7.41%
• Return on Assets: 4.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 6.99
• Quick Ratio: 1.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $500.01 million
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $11.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.32
• Book Value: $33.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,414,000
• Free Float: 14,626,000
• Market Cap: $317.57 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45