AMCON Distributing (DIT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AMCON Distributing Company is a wholesale distributor of consumer products serving convenience stores, tobacco outlets, grocery stores, drugstores, liquor stores, and other retail businesses. Its product portfolio includes cigarettes and other tobacco products, cigars, candy, snacks, beverages, groceries, paper products, health and beauty items, general merchandise, and foodservice supplies.

The company serves customers across portions of the Midwest, Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Southeastern regions of the United States through a network of distribution facilities. AMCON also has retail operations focused on natural and organic foods, vitamins, dietary supplements, personal care products, and related health-oriented merchandise.

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, AMCON Distributing is led by Christopher H. Atayan, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.13 to $69.00
• 50-Day Range: $61.95 to $78.79
• 52-Week Range: $59.15 to $95.59
• Volume: 1,625 shs
• Average Volume: 585 shs
• Market Capitalization: $63.83 million
• P/E Ratio: 34.34
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

AMCON Distributing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AMCON Distributing scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for AMCON Distributing.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AMCON Distributing is 34.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AMCON Distributing is 34.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AMCON Distributing has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. 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

0.31% of the float of AMCON Distributing has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AMCON Distributing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AMCON Distributing has recently increased by 12.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

AMCON Distributing has a dividend yield of 0.76%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AMCON Distributing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AMCON Distributing is 6.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

AMCON Distributing has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for AMCON Distributing this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

74.43% of the stock of AMCON Distributing is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.14% of the stock of AMCON Distributing is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:DIT
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:DIT
• CIK: 928465
• Web: www.amcon.com
• Phone: (402) 331-3727
• Fax: 402-331-4834
• Employees: 1,521
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $570 thousand
• Net Margins: 0.06%
• Pretax Margin: 0.09%
• Return on Equity: 1.58%
• Return on Assets: 0.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.46
• Current Ratio: 2.75
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.02
• Cash Flow: $11.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.91
• Book Value: $116.79 per share
• Price / Book: 0.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 980,000
• Free Float: 250,000
• Market Cap: $63.83 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.23