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MGP INGREDIENTS INC MGPI

Nasdaq · stock · Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages · website · IPO 1988-10-21 · LEI

MGP INGREDIENTS INC (MGPI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.82% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $536.4M at a -20.1% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade D
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
3.83
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
1%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout -9.6%
-3.64
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
7 7 4 3 6 3 7 4 6 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
7.41 8.48 9.08 8.91 9.01 5.35 5.99 5.51 5.31 3.83 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$17.81 as of 2026-08-01 · -39.8% 1y
$17.52$29.5752-wk

Beneish M-score: -3.64 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$366M
Net margin 5y avg5.2%
Return on equity 5y avg6.1%
Beta0.46
Employees617

Analyst price target

$28.00 +57.2% vs last
consensus: strong buy · 5 analysts
target range $18.00 – $35.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$1.1M on the open market · 2 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Wholesale Trade · percentile among 112 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 32%
Net marginstronger than 22%
Return on equitystronger than 23%
Revenue growthstronger than 12%

Percentile vs other Wholesale Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.261
Retained earnings / assets0.361
EBIT / assets-0.077
Equity / liabilities1.384

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About MGP INGREDIENTS INC

MGP Ingredients, Inc. produces and supplies distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients worldwide. It operates in three segments: Distillery Solutions, Branded Spirits, and Ingredient Solutions. The Distillery Solutions segment processes corn and other grains, including rye, barley, wheat, barley malt, and milo into food grade alcohol and distillery co-products, such as dried distillers' grain; and offers food-grade alcohol for beverage applications, that include bourbon, rye, and other whiskeys, as well as grain neutral spirits, including vodka and gin. This segment also offers warehouse services, including barrel put away, barrel storage, and barrel retrieval services; and blending services. The Branded Spirits segment provides Tequila under the premium plus, ultra-premium, super premium, premium price tiers under the Penelope Bourbon, Yellowstone Bourbon, Rebel Bourbon, Remus Bourbon, Blood Oath Bourbon, Ezra Brooks Bourbon, Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey, Rossville Union Straight Rye Whiskey, The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey, Green Hat Gin, Everclear grain alcohol, El Mayor Tequila, and Dos Primos names; mid branded spirits under the Brady's Irish Cream, Saint Brendan's Irish Cream Liqueur, Pearl Vodka, Lord Calvert Canadian Whisky, and Exotico Tequila names; and value branded spirits under the Arrow Cordials, Canada House Canadian Whisky, Lady Bligh Rum, and Juarez Tequila names, as well as private label products. The Ingredient Solutions segment provides specialty wheat starches for food applications, such as Fibersym, a resistant wheat starch; specialty wheat proteins for food applications under the Arise and Proterra names; gluten-free textured pea and soy proteins; commodity wheat starch for food and non-food applications; and commodity wheat proteins. It sells its products directly or through distributors to manufacturers and processors of finished packaged goods or to bakeries. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Atchison, Kansas.

FAQ

Is MGPI financially healthy?

MGP INGREDIENTS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does MGPI pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. MGP INGREDIENTS INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.82% with a -9.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is MGPI?

In FY2025, MGP INGREDIENTS INC had a net margin of -20.1% and a return on equity of -15.0%.

Is MGPI overvalued or undervalued?

MGP INGREDIENTS INC trades at about 11.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.0×–41.6×, median 17.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for MGPI?

The average Wall-Street price target for MGP INGREDIENTS INC is $28.00, about 57.2% above the recent price, from 5 analysts (consensus: strong buy).

Is MGPI a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MGP INGREDIENTS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 2.82%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.