Q4 EPS Estimates for MGP Ingredients Boosted by Roth Capital

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGPI) – Roth Capital upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of MGP Ingredients in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Roth Capital analyst S. Mcgowan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for MGP Ingredients’ current full-year earnings is $5.56 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for MGP Ingredients’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.90 EPS.

MGPI has been the topic of a number of other reports. StockNews.com cut shares of MGP Ingredients from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of MGP Ingredients from $58.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on shares of MGP Ingredients from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised MGP Ingredients from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $55.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MGP Ingredients currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $67.00.

MGP Ingredients Stock Up 0.1 %

MGP Ingredients stock opened at $30.87 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $656.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.42 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 6.46. MGP Ingredients has a fifty-two week low of $29.84 and a fifty-two week high of $92.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $34.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.67.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MGP Ingredients

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in MGP Ingredients by 45.3% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 597 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in MGP Ingredients by 73.5% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 760 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in MGP Ingredients by 162.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in MGP Ingredients by 192.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 699 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the period. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC lifted its position in MGP Ingredients by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 38,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,511,000 after buying an additional 684 shares during the period. 77.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at MGP Ingredients

In related news, Director Karen Seaberg sold 28,304 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.82, for a total value of $872,329.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 283,569 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,739,596.58. This represents a 9.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 36.20% of the company’s stock.

MGP Ingredients Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. MGP Ingredients’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.79%.

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.