The price-to-earnings ratio for Ingredion Inc (NYSE: INGR) is above average at 13.37x. The 36-month beta value for INGR is also noteworthy at 0.73. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for INGR is 63.70M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.71% of that float. The average trading volume of INGR on April 18, 2025 was 634.31K shares.
INGR) stock’s latest price update
Ingredion Inc (NYSE: INGR) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.26 compared to its previous closing price of 128.11. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-12 that WESTCHESTER, Ill., March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the board of directors of Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on April 22, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2025.
INGR’s Market Performance
Ingredion Inc (INGR) has seen a 1.74% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -2.02% decline in the past month and a -3.42% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.70% for INGR.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.29% for INGR’s stock, with a -2.65% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of INGR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for INGR stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for INGR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for INGR in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $145 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see INGR reach a price target of $145, previously predicting the price at $122. The rating they have provided for INGR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 09th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to INGR, setting the target price at $135 in the report published on February 15th of the previous year.
INGR Trading at -0.69% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought INGR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.55%, as shares sank -1.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.74% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, INGR rose by +1.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $131.43. In addition, Ingredion Inc saw -5.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at INGR starting from Uribe Jorge A., who sale 0 shares at the price of $132.66 back on Mar 31 ’25. After this action, Uribe Jorge A. now owns 12,851 shares of Ingredion Inc, valued at $43 using the latest closing price.
Zallie James P., the President and CEO of Ingredion Inc, sale 10,815 shares at $125.88 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Zallie James P. is holding 34,127 shares at $1,361,349 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for INGR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ingredion Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 17.62, with 8.58 for asset returns.
Based on Ingredion Inc (INGR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.71. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 27.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.18 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.62.
Conclusion
In summary, Ingredion Inc (INGR) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
