NASDAQ:LANCLancaster Colony Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Lancaster Colony Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $157.55 +2.66 (+1.72 %) (As of 07/2/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$156.83Now: $157.55▼$159.3150-Day Range$142.81MA: $152.64▼$165.5152-Week Range$114.55Now: $157.55▼$168.21Volume122,633 shsAverage Volume171,030 shsMarket Capitalization$4.34 billionP/E Ratio31.07Dividend Yield1.81%Beta0.23 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Lancaster Colony Corporation manufactures and markets specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Retail and Foodservice. It offers frozen garlic breads under the New York BRAND Bakery brand; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand name; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Simply Dressed, Simply 60, Cardini's, and Girard's brands; and vegetable dips and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand. The company also provides flatbread wraps and pizza crusts under the Flatout brand; sprouted grain bakery products under the Angelic Bakehouse brand name; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti brands; and frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand name. In addition, it manufactures and sells other products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden's dressings and Buffalo Wild Wings sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. Lancaster Colony Corporation was founded in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLancaster Colony has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $157.00, Lancaster Colony has a potential downside of 0.3% from its current price of $157.55.Amount of Analyst CoverageLancaster Colony has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesLancaster Colony has received 375 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLancaster Colony has received 382 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLancaster Colony has received 50.46% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lancaster Colony and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LANC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LANC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLancaster Colony pays a meaningful dividend of 1.81%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLancaster Colony has been increasing its dividend for 57 years. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lancaster Colony insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 31.70% of the stock of Lancaster Colony is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions55.39% of the stock of Lancaster Colony is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lancaster Colony is 31.07, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.99.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lancaster Colony is 31.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 44.70.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLancaster Colony has a P/B Ratio of 5.96. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.2Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.56 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Canned, frozen, & preserved fruits, vegetables, & food special Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNASDAQ:LANC Previous Symbol CUSIP51384710 CIK57515 Webwww.lancastercolony.com Phone614-224-7141Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.02 Current Ratio2.79 Quick Ratio2.08Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio31.07 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.31 billion Price / Sales3.32 Cash Flow$6.36 per share Price / Cash Flow24.77 Book Value$26.43 per share Price / Book5.96Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net Income$150.55 million Net Margins10.44% Return on Equity17.94% Return on Assets14.10%Miscellaneous Employees3,200 Outstanding Shares27,520,000Market Cap$4.34 billion Next Earnings Date8/25/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:LANC Rates by TradingView Receive LANC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LANC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ:LANC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Lancaster Colony's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Lancaster Colony's stock was trading at $144.38 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LANC stock has increased by 9.1% and is now trading at $157.55. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lancaster Colony? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lancaster Colony in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Lancaster Colony. When is Lancaster Colony's next earnings date? Lancaster Colony is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 25th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lancaster Colony. How were Lancaster Colony's earnings last quarter? Lancaster Colony Corp. (NASDAQ:LANC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.09. The company earned $321.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $313.90 million. Lancaster Colony had a return on equity of 17.94% and a net margin of 10.44%. The company's revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.11 EPS. View Lancaster Colony's earnings history. How often does Lancaster Colony pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lancaster Colony? Lancaster Colony announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. View Lancaster Colony's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for LANC? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Lancaster Colony's stock. Their forecasts range from $154.00 to $160.00. On average, they anticipate Lancaster Colony's stock price to reach $157.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View analysts' price targets for Lancaster Colony. Has Lancaster Colony been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about LANC stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lancaster Colony earned a news impact score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Lancaster Colony. Who are some of Lancaster Colony's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Lancaster Colony include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Hormel Foods (HRL), MCCORMICK & CO /SH (MKC), Kellogg (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J M Smucker (SJM), Post (POST), Flowers Foods (FLO), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Seaboard (SEB) and Hain Celestial Group (HAIN). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Lancaster Colony own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lancaster Colony investors own include AFLAC (AFL), Medtronic (MDT), MSA Safety (MSA), SYSCO (SYY), Hormel Foods (HRL), Lowe's Companies (LOW), PepsiCo (PEP), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Ecolab (ECL) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW). Who are Lancaster Colony's key executives? Lancaster Colony's management team includes the following people: Mr. John B. Gerlach Jr., Exec. Chairman (Age 64)Mr. David A. Ciesinski, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)Mr. Douglas A. Fell, Transformation Program Officer (Age 57)Mr. David S. Nagle, Sr. VP of Supply Chain - T. Marzetti Company (Age 54)Mr. Thomas K. Pigott, VP, Assistant Sec. & CFO (Age 54) What is Lancaster Colony's stock symbol? Lancaster Colony trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LANC." How do I buy shares of Lancaster Colony? Shares of LANC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Lancaster Colony's stock price today? One share of LANC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $157.55. How big of a company is Lancaster Colony? Lancaster Colony has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion and generates $1.31 billion in revenue each year. Lancaster Colony employs 3,200 workers across the globe. What is Lancaster Colony's official website? The official website for Lancaster Colony is www.lancastercolony.com. How can I contact Lancaster Colony? Lancaster Colony's mailing address is 380 POLARIS PARKWAY SUITE 400, WESTERVILLE OH, 43082. 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