Ingredion (INGR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ingredion Incorporated is a global ingredient solutions company specializing in the production and sale of starches, sweeteners, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials derived primarily from corn and other plant-based raw materials. The company serves a diverse set of industries, including food and beverage, brewing, pharmaceuticals and personal care, providing functional ingredients that enhance texture, stability, flavor and nutritional value in a wide array of end products.

The company’s product portfolio comprises native and modified starches, high-fructose corn syrup, dextrose, maltodextrins, specialty sweeteners and various texturizers. Ingredion also offers plant-based proteins, dietary fibers and specialty potato, tapioca and rice starches. Through its research and development centers, the company collaborates with customers to customize formulations that meet regulatory requirements, clean-label trends and sustainability goals.

Founded in 1906 as Corn Products Refining Company, Ingredion rebranded in 2012 to reflect its evolution into a diversified ingredients provider. Headquartered in Westchester, Illinois, the company operates manufacturing facilities, innovation centers and sales offices across North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. These global operations support local sourcing of raw materials and enable cross-regional collaboration, ensuring supply chain resilience and responsiveness to market demands.

Ingredion’s executive leadership team is led by President and Chief Executive Officer James P. Zallie, who has guided the company’s strategic growth initiatives since 2016. Under his direction, Ingredion has pursued acquisitions and partnerships to expand its portfolio in emerging markets such as plant-based proteins and biotechnology-derived ingredients. The company continues to emphasize sustainable agriculture practices, waste reduction and responsible water stewardship as it seeks to deliver long-term value to customers and stakeholders worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $126.45 to $128.37
• 50-Day Range: $125.20 to $138.13
• 52-Week Range: $120.51 to $155.44
• Volume: 462,556 shs
• Average Volume: 395,698 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.50
• Dividend Yield: 2.50%
• Price Target: $151.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ingredion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ingredion scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 144 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ingredion has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ingredion has a consensus price target of $151.40, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $128.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ingredion are expected to grow by 6.10% in the coming year, from $11.14 to $11.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ingredion is 12.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ingredion is 12.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ingredion has a PEG Ratio of 1.03. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ingredion has a P/B Ratio of 2.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.42% of the float of Ingredion has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ingredion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ingredion has recently increased by 19.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Ingredion pays a meaningful dividend of 2.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ingredion has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ingredion is 31.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ingredion will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.07% next year. This indicates that Ingredion will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.63

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.42% of the float of Ingredion has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ingredion has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ingredion has recently increased by 19.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.37

News Sentiment

Ingredion has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Ingredion this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for INGR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ingredion to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ingredion insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,700,163.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.80% of the stock of Ingredion is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.27% of the stock of Ingredion is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

INGR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have INGR shares performed this year?

Ingredion's stock was trading at $137.56 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, INGR stock has decreased by 6.9% and is now trading at $128.0810.

How were Ingredion's earnings last quarter?

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August, 1st. The company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.09. Ingredion's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Ingredion have any subsidiaries?

Ingredion subsidiaries include these companies: KaTech, Verdient Foods, Pure Circle, TIC Gums, Sun Flour Industry - RIice Ingredients Business, Shandong Huanong Specialty Corn Development, Kerr Concentrates, and more.

Who are Ingredion's major shareholders?

Ingredion's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.30%), State Street Corp (3.77%), LSV Asset Management (3.15%) and Yacktman Asset Management LP (2.45%). Insiders that own company stock include James P Zallie, Jorgen Kokke, Larry Fernandes, Jinghuai Xu, David Eric Seip, Robert A Ritchie, Jorge A Uribe, James D Gray and Davida Marie Gable.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Ingredion?

Shares of INGR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ingredion own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ingredion investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/22/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/01/2025
• Today: 9/08/2025
• Record date for 10/21 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/21 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:INGR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CPO
• CIK: 1046257
• Web: www.ingredion.com
• Phone: (708) 551-2600
• Fax: 708-551-2700
• Employees: 11,200
• Year Founded: 1906

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ingredion: $151.40
• High Price Target: $168.00
• Low Price Target: $133.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.50
• P/E Growth: 1.03
• Net Income: $647 million
• Net Margins: 9.24%
• Pretax Margin: 13.00%
• Return on Equity: 19.04%
• Return on Assets: 10.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 2.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.11
• Cash Flow: $14.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.06
• Book Value: $58.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,180,000
• Free Float: 63,026,000
• Market Cap: $8.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77