MGP Ingredients (MGPI) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ: MGPI):

• 1/12/2026 – MGP Ingredients was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
• 1/11/2026 – MGP Ingredients was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/8/2026 – MGP Ingredients had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $27.00 to $24.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – MGP Ingredients had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $33.00 to $29.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2026 – MGP Ingredients was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

MGP Ingredients Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. MGP Ingredients’s payout ratio is presently -71.64%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MGP Ingredients news, Director Karen Seaberg sold 81,616 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.84, for a total transaction of $2,108,957.44. Following the sale, the director owned 35,285 shares in the company, valued at approximately $911,764.40. The trade was a 69.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Caroline Lux Kaplan sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.85, for a total value of $715,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 560,958 shares in the company, valued at $13,378,848.30. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 334,535 shares of company stock worth $8,224,668 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 34.40% of the company’s stock.

MGP Ingredients, Inc (NASDAQ: MGPI) is a leading producer of distilled spirits and specialty ingredient solutions for the food, beverage and consumer products industries. Headquartered in Atchison, Kansas, the company operates two main facilities—its historic Atchison plant, founded in 1941 as Midwest Grain Products, and a modern distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. MGP Ingredients supplies an array of distillation products under its beverage and ingredient segments, serving brand owners, private-label producers and co-packers worldwide.

The beverage segment features a broad portfolio of premium spirits, including bourbon and rye whiskies, vodka, gin and neutral spirits.