Ingredion (INGR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) is a global ingredient solutions provider that develops and produces starches, sweeteners, texturizers, fibers, plant-based proteins and other specialty ingredients. The company processes plant-based raw materials, including corn, tapioca, potato, rice and other grains, into ingredients used by manufacturers across a range of industries.

Ingredion’s products support food and beverage applications such as bakery products, dairy and alternative dairy, confectionery, beverages and prepared foods. Its ingredients are also used in animal nutrition, brewing, pharmaceuticals, paper and corrugating, personal care and other industrial markets. The company offers functional ingredients designed to improve texture, stability, sweetness, nutrition and processing performance.

Ingredion serves customers in North America, South America, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa through manufacturing facilities, research and development centers, and commercial operations in multiple countries. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International and adopted the Ingredion name in 2012. Jim Zallie has served as its president and chief executive officer since 2018.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $95.11 to $96.83
• 50-Day Range: $94.19 to $107.37
• 52-Week Range: $93.72 to $123.49
• Volume: 544,130 shs
• Average Volume: 630,580 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.43
• Dividend Yield: 3.47%
• Price Target: $120.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ingredion Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ingredion scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 171 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ingredion has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ingredion has a consensus price target of $120.29, representing about 25.8% upside from its current price of $95.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ingredion has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ingredion are expected to grow by 8.74% in the coming year, from $10.76 to $11.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ingredion is 10.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ingredion is 10.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 12.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ingredion has a PEG Ratio of 0.82. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ingredion has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.74% 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 7.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ingredion has recently increased by 6.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Ingredion pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, 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 36.21%. 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 28.38% next year. This indicates that Ingredion will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Ingredion has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 8 news articles for Ingredion this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Ingredion to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 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 $170,039.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.60% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 10/20 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/20 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/20/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• 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: $120.29
• High Price Target: $130.00
• Low Price Target: $104.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.89
• P/E Growth: 0.82
• Net Income: $729 million
• Net Margins: 8.21%
• Pretax Margin: 11.32%
• Return on Equity: 15.40%
• Return on Assets: 8.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 2.80
• Quick Ratio: 1.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $14.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.49
• Book Value: $67.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,060,000
• Free Float: 62,055,000
• Market Cap: $6.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65