Q1 EPS Estimates for MGP Ingredients Reduced by Roth Capital

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGPI) – Research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for MGP Ingredients in a report issued on Monday, December 23rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.50 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for MGP Ingredients’ current full-year earnings is $5.57 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for MGP Ingredients’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.36 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on MGPI. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of MGP Ingredients from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen downgraded shares of MGP Ingredients from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $66.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of MGP Ingredients from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Lake Street Capital lowered MGP Ingredients from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $135.00 to $75.00 in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Roth Mkm lowered their price target on MGP Ingredients from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.83.

MGP Ingredients Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MGPI opened at $39.85 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 6.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $874.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.28, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.63. MGP Ingredients has a 1-year low of $38.65 and a 1-year high of $102.42. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.93.

MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.02. MGP Ingredients had a net margin of 14.44% and a return on equity of 14.39%. The company had revenue of $161.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.55 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.34 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 23.7% on a year-over-year basis.

MGP Ingredients Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. MGP Ingredients’s dividend payout ratio is 9.98%.

Insider Activity at MGP Ingredients

In other MGP Ingredients news, Director Lori L.S. Mingus sold 7,050 shares of MGP Ingredients stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.03, for a total value of $324,511.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 37,373 shares in the company, valued at $1,720,279.19. The trade was a 15.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 36.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MGP Ingredients

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MGPI. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MGP Ingredients in the third quarter worth $6,100,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in MGP Ingredients in the 3rd quarter worth $373,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in MGP Ingredients by 28.2% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 4,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares during the last quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC boosted its holdings in MGP Ingredients by 6.2% during the third quarter. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC now owns 22,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,000 after acquiring an additional 1,333 shares during the period. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of MGP Ingredients in the third quarter valued at about $986,000. Institutional investors own 77.11% of the company’s stock.

About MGP Ingredients

MGP Ingredients, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and supply of distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Distillery Solutions; Branded Spirits; and Ingredient Solutions.