Lancaster Colony Corp (NASDAQ: LANC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 28.59x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.48. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LANC is 20.72M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.98% of that float. On May 01, 2025, the average trading volume of LANC was 170.66K shares.
LANC) stock’s latest price update
Lancaster Colony Corp (NASDAQ: LANC) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -15.61 compared to its previous closing price of 192.90. However, the company has seen a fall of -15.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ:LANC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Dale Ganobsik – Vice President-Corporate Finance and Investor Relations Dave Ciesinski – President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Pigott – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jim Salera – Stephens Scott Marks – Jefferies Andrew Wolf – C.L. King Alton Stump – Loop Capital Operator Good morning.
LANC’s Market Performance
LANC’s stock has fallen by -15.00% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -6.98% and a quarterly drop of -4.22%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.34% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.23% for Lancaster Colony Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.21% for LANC’s stock, with a -10.73% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LANC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LANC stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for LANC by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for LANC in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $218 based on the research report published on February 02, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LANC reach a price target of $185. The rating they have provided for LANC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 08th, 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to LANC, setting the target price at $166 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
LANC Trading at -11.51% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LANC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.34%, as shares sank -7.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LANC fell by -15.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $183.32. In addition, Lancaster Colony Corp saw -5.98% 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 LANC starting from Ciesinski David Alan, who sale 17,000 shares at the price of $191.19 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, Ciesinski David Alan now owns 54,644 shares of Lancaster Colony Corp, valued at $3,250,230 using the latest closing price.
Ciesinski David Alan, the Officer of Lancaster Colony Corp, proposed sale 17,000 shares at $187.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that Ciesinski David Alan is holding shares at $3,179,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LANC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lancaster Colony Corp stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 16.57, with 13.10 for asset returns.
Based on Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 270.13 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.88.
Conclusion
To sum up, Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
