Heritage Distilling (IPST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Heritage Distilling Company, Inc. is a craft spirits producer and retailer based in the Pacific Northwest. The company develops, distills, ages, blends, bottles and sells a range of spirits, including whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka and rum. Its portfolio includes brands such as Elk Rider Bourbon and BSB (Brown Sugar Bourbon).

The company sells its products through wholesale distributors, retailers and direct-to-consumer channels, including its own tasting rooms and online store. Heritage Distilling also operates destination distilleries that offer tastings, tours, events and other visitor experiences, combining spirits production with hospitality and brand-focused retail.

Heritage Distilling was founded in 2011 by Justin and Sarah Stiefel and has built its operations in the Pacific Northwest, including facilities in Washington state. Justin Stiefel serves as the company’s chief executive officer. The company’s products are marketed primarily in the United States through its distribution, retail and direct-sales network.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.86 to $3.22
• 50-Day Range: $1.91 to $15.76
• 52-Week Range: $1.54 to $356.00
• Volume: 77,024 shs
• Average Volume: 296,249 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.12 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $164.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Heritage Distilling Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Heritage Distilling scored higher than 51% 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Heritage Distilling has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Heritage Distilling has a consensus price target of $164.00, representing about 5,459.3% upside from its current price of $2.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Heritage Distilling has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Heritage Distilling is -0.01, 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 Heritage Distilling is -0.01, 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

Heritage Distilling has a P/B Ratio of 0.01. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.47% of the float of Heritage Distilling has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Heritage Distilling has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Heritage Distilling has recently decreased by 79.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Heritage Distilling does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Heritage Distilling does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Heritage Distilling has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Heritage Distilling this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.69% of the stock of Heritage Distilling is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Heritage Distilling has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/18/2025
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IPST
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CASK
• CIK: 1788230
• Web: www.ipstrategy.co
• Phone: 253-509-0008
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 21
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Heritage Distilling: $164.00
• High Price Target: $164.00
• Low Price Target: $164.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5,459.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($311.78)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$137.71 million
• Net Margins: -1,875.66%
• Pretax Margin: -1,875.74%
• Return on Equity: -242.58%
• Return on Assets: -201.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 0.43
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.12 million
• Price / Sales: 0.21
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $214.12 per share
• Price / Book: 0.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 720,000
• Free Float: 695,000
• Market Cap: $2.12 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 5.41