MGP Ingredients (MGPI) Competitors $31.98 +2.01 (+6.71%) Closing price 07/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.08 +0.10 (+0.31%) As of 08:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MGPI vs. CENT, GLP, WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, VSTS, ITRN, STKL, and RYIShould you be buying MGP Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGP Ingredients include Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Global Partners (GLP), World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Vestis (VSTS), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), SunOpta (STKL), and Ryerson (RYI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. MGP Ingredients vs. Its Competitors Central Garden & Pet Global Partners World Kinect Distribution Solutions Group Global Industrial CrossAmerica Partners Vestis Ituran Location and Control SunOpta Ryerson MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) and Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is MGPI or CENT more profitable? Central Garden & Pet has a net margin of 3.90% compared to MGP Ingredients' net margin of 1.66%. MGP Ingredients' return on equity of 12.48% beat Central Garden & Pet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGP Ingredients1.66% 12.48% 7.64% Central Garden & Pet 3.90%10.14%4.40% Does the media prefer MGPI or CENT? In the previous week, MGP Ingredients had 5 more articles in the media than Central Garden & Pet. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MGP Ingredients and 1 mentions for Central Garden & Pet. Central Garden & Pet's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat MGP Ingredients' score of 0.68 indicating that Central Garden & Pet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment MGP Ingredients Positive Central Garden & Pet Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, MGPI or CENT? Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than MGP Ingredients. Central Garden & Pet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGP Ingredients, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGP Ingredients$703.62M0.97$34.66M$0.4571.07Central Garden & Pet$3.20B0.74$107.98M$1.8719.29 Do analysts recommend MGPI or CENT? MGP Ingredients currently has a consensus target price of $50.33, suggesting a potential upside of 57.39%. Central Garden & Pet has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.86%. Given MGP Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MGP Ingredients is more favorable than Central Garden & Pet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGP Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Central Garden & Pet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MGPI or CENT? 77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.4% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MGPI or CENT? MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Garden & Pet has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMGP Ingredients beats Central Garden & Pet on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MGP Ingredients News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGPI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MGPI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MGPI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGP IngredientsBEVERAGES IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$637.51M$14.95B$16.16B$8.94BDividend Yield1.60%2.75%3.17%4.12%P/E Ratio71.0724.9519.8019.74Price / Sales0.971.5767.09109.12Price / Cash2.999.9814.5457.06Price / Book0.8413.646.195.37Net Income$34.66M$830.20M$680.27M$248.34M7 Day Performance7.03%1.94%2.17%1.67%1 Month Performance9.48%-4.94%0.44%4.56%1 Year Performance-56.20%-11.39%6.96%18.42% MGP Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGPIMGP Ingredients4.3464 of 5 stars$31.98+6.7%$50.33+57.4%-56.2%$637.51M$703.62M71.07690Positive NewsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.25 of 5 stars$35.18+2.1%$40.00+13.7%-7.1%$2.30B$3.20B18.816,450GLPGlobal Partners2.6795 of 5 stars$54.40+0.7%$56.00+2.9%+11.3%$1.85B$17.16B17.274,840WKCWorld Kinect1.018 of 5 stars$27.40-1.4%$29.00+5.8%+12.4%$1.55B$42.17B114.174,745DSGRDistribution Solutions Group3.9142 of 5 stars$27.07+1.8%$40.50+49.6%-2.7%$1.26B$1.80B1,354.184,400Positive NewsGICGlobal Industrial3.7093 of 5 stars$26.96+1.8%N/A-9.0%$1.03B$1.32B17.061,845CAPLCrossAmerica Partners1.3289 of 5 stars$21.44+1.3%N/A+5.4%$816.67M$4.10B26.792,220VSTSVestis4.3211 of 5 stars$5.81+1.5%$11.75+102.4%-47.9%$764.98M$2.81B-32.2510,800Trending NewsITRNIturan Location and Control4.213 of 5 stars$36.05+1.3%$50.00+38.7%+59.8%$717.03M$336.26M12.972,892Positive NewsSTKLSunOpta3.6098 of 5 stars$5.93-1.0%$9.50+60.2%+14.1%$697.01M$723.73M-45.621,248Positive NewsRYIRyerson2.2244 of 5 stars$19.69+2.6%$25.00+27.0%+16.4%$633.86M$4.60B-89.484,200News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Global Partners Alternatives World Kinect Alternatives Distribution Solutions Group Alternatives Global Industrial Alternatives CrossAmerica Partners Alternatives Vestis Alternatives Ituran Location and Control Alternatives SunOpta Alternatives Ryerson Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MGPI) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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