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Is It Worth Investing in MGP Ingredients, Inc (NASDAQ: MGPI) Right Now?
MGP Ingredients, Inc (NASDAQ: MGPI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 60.13x compared to its average ratio. MGPI has 36-month beta value of 0.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MGPI is 13.93M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MGPI on June 06, 2025 was 382.28K shares.
MGPI’s Market Performance
MGPI stock saw a decrease of -8.96% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -14.57% and a quarterly a decrease of -19.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.55%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.52% for MGP Ingredients, Inc (MGPI). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.91% for MGPI’s stock, with a -41.88% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MGPI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MGPI stocks, with Lake Street repeating the rating for MGPI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MGPI in the upcoming period, according to Lake Street is $45 based on the research report published on February 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MGPI reach a price target of $50, previously predicting the price at $66. The rating they have provided for MGPI stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 06th, 2024.
Lake Street gave a rating of “Hold” to MGPI, setting the target price at $75 in the report published on October 18th of the previous year.
MGPI Trading at -7.86% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MGPI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -70.35% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MGPI starting from Lux Donn S., who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $33.05 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Lux Donn S. now owns 2,488,264 shares of MGP Ingredients, Inc, valued at $1,652,290 using the latest closing price.
Lux Donn S., the Director of MGP Ingredients, Inc, sale 50,000 shares at $32.37 during a trade that took place back on May 14 ’25, which means that Lux Donn S. is holding 2,438,264 shares at $1,618,665 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MGPI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for MGP Ingredients, Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 1.28, with 0.79 for asset returns.
Based on MGP Ingredients, Inc (MGPI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 98.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.83.
Conclusion
To put it simply, MGP Ingredients, Inc (MGPI) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
