Ingredion (INGR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Friday, August 1st. Analysts expect Ingredion to post earnings of $2.72 per share and revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter. Ingredion has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.900-11.60 EPS.

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $2.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.44 by $0.53. The business had revenue of $1.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. Ingredion had a return on equity of 19.75% and a net margin of 8.53%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.08 EPS. On average, analysts expect Ingredion to post $11 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ingredion Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Ingredion stock opened at $132.17 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $136.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $133.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 1.86. The company has a market capitalization of $8.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.94, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.72. Ingredion has a 1-year low of $118.85 and a 1-year high of $155.44.

Ingredion Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st. Ingredion’s payout ratio is currently 33.76%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on Ingredion from $149.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Ingredion from $167.00 to $155.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Ingredion from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $151.40.

Insider Transactions at Ingredion

In other Ingredion news, SVP Larry Fernandes sold 2,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.82, for a total transaction of $325,968.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 31,996 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,345,696.72. This trade represents a 6.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ingredion

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in INGR. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ingredion by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 101,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,712,000 after acquiring an additional 5,255 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ingredion by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,310,000 after acquiring an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Ingredion by 63.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 3,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,000 after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Ingredion by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ingredion by 32.8% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after acquiring an additional 514 shares in the last quarter. 85.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Ingredion

Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients, and biomaterial solutions derived from wet milling and processing corn, and other starch-based materials to a range of industries in North America, South America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.