MGP Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGPI – Free Report) Director Karen Seaberg sold 4,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.59, for a total transaction of $454,499.76. Following the transaction, the director now owns 55,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,936,849.82. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed via the SEC website.
Karen Seaberg also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, July 5th, Karen Seaberg sold 7,334 shares of MGP Ingredients stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.58, for a total transaction of $781,657.72.
- On Tuesday, June 20th, Karen Seaberg sold 985 shares of MGP Ingredients stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.70, for a total transaction of $100,174.50.
- On Tuesday, May 30th, Karen Seaberg sold 3,692 shares of MGP Ingredients stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.92, for a total transaction of $350,444.64.
- On Thursday, May 25th, Karen Seaberg sold 608 shares of MGP Ingredients stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $99.71, for a total transaction of $60,623.68.
MGP Ingredients Stock Performance
NASDAQ:MGPI opened at $106.20 on Friday. MGP Ingredients, Inc. has a 1 year low of $90.68 and a 1 year high of $125.74. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $101.27 and a 200-day moving average of $99.78. The company has a current ratio of 4.65, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.92.
MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI – Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 4th. The company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.29. MGP Ingredients has a net margin of 12.97% and a return on equity of 13.86%. The company had revenue of $201.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $194.43 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.69 earnings per share. MGP Ingredients’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that MGP Ingredients, Inc. will post 5.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.
MGP Ingredients Announces Dividends
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 19th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 18th. MGP Ingredients’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.41%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of MGP Ingredients in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They set a “hold” rating for the company.
Institutional Trading of MGP Ingredients
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MGPI. North Star Investment Management Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of MGP Ingredients in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Money Concepts Capital Corp acquired a new stake in shares of MGP Ingredients in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Steward Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MGP Ingredients in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of MGP Ingredients in the first quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of MGP Ingredients by 219.0% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.92% of the company’s stock.
MGP Ingredients Company Profile
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MGP Ingredients, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Distillery Solutions; Branded Spirits; and Ingredient Solutions. The Distillery Solutions segment provides food grade alcohol for beverage applications that include bourbon and rye, whiskeys, as well as grain neutral spirits, including vodka and gin; and food-grade industrial alcohol, which is used as an ingredient in foods, personal care products, cleaning solutions, pharmaceuticals, and various other products.
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