MGP Ingredients (MGPI) Competitors $40.00 -1.80 (-4.31%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MGPI vs. WDFC, SAM, TBBB, JJSF, NOMD, ENR, WLYB, UTZ, WLY, and WRBYShould you be buying MGP Ingredients stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGP Ingredients include WD-40 (WDFC), Boston Beer (SAM), BBB Foods (TBBB), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Energizer (ENR), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), Utz Brands (UTZ), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), and Warby Parker (WRBY). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector. MGP Ingredients vs. WD-40 Boston Beer BBB Foods J&J Snack Foods Nomad Foods Energizer John Wiley & Sons Utz Brands John Wiley & Sons Warby Parker WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends. Does the media favor WDFC or MGPI? In the previous week, MGP Ingredients had 27 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for MGP Ingredients and 10 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat MGP Ingredients' score of 0.04 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WD-40 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MGP Ingredients 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WDFC or MGPI? 91.5% of WD-40 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of MGP Ingredients shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, WDFC or MGPI? WD-40 has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WDFC or MGPI more profitable? MGP Ingredients has a net margin of 14.44% compared to WD-40's net margin of 11.79%. WD-40's return on equity of 31.53% beat MGP Ingredients' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WD-4011.79% 31.53% 15.81% MGP Ingredients 14.44%14.39%8.95% Is WDFC or MGPI a better dividend stock? WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. MGP Ingredients pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. WD-40 pays out 73.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGP Ingredients pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has better earnings and valuation, WDFC or MGPI? MGP Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than WD-40. MGP Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWD-40$590.56M5.74$69.64M$5.1148.91MGP Ingredients$737.72M1.19$107.47M$4.818.32 Do analysts recommend WDFC or MGPI? WD-40 currently has a consensus price target of $301.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.43%. MGP Ingredients has a consensus price target of $76.67, suggesting a potential upside of 91.67%. Given MGP Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MGP Ingredients is more favorable than WD-40.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WD-40 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50MGP Ingredients 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the MarketBeat Community favor WDFC or MGPI? WD-40 received 10 more outperform votes than MGP Ingredients when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.50% of users gave MGP Ingredients an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave WD-40 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWD-40Outperform Votes28053.33% Underperform Votes24546.67% MGP IngredientsOutperform Votes27061.50% Underperform Votes16938.50% SummaryMGP Ingredients beats WD-40 on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MGPI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGP IngredientsBeer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverages IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$878.12M$1.09B$14.03B$9.08BDividend Yield1.13%1.58%2.79%4.23%P/E Ratio8.326.7821.9717.18Price / Sales1.191.812.66116.99Price / Cash6.509.7921.1437.86Price / Book1.0376.045.854.78Net Income$107.47M$88.55M$572.90M$225.60M7 Day Performance-11.45%-4.07%-1.85%-1.23%1 Month Performance-14.44%-1.94%-3.05%3.36%1 Year Performance-59.50%-12.31%2.93%16.60% MGP Ingredients Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGPIMGP Ingredients4.6984 of 5 stars$40.00-4.3%$76.67+91.7%-59.3%$878.12M$737.72M8.32705News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWDFCWD-402.2382 of 5 stars$268.67+0.8%$301.00+12.0%+5.9%$3.64B$590.56M52.16580News CoverageSAMBoston Beer4.0288 of 5 stars$312.49-0.8%$314.82+0.7%-12.3%$3.59B$2.01B46.332,793News CoverageTBBBBBB Foods0.8636 of 5 stars$29.23+1.7%$30.57+4.6%N/A$3.28B$2.49B0.0021,924Positive NewsJJSFJ&J Snack Foods3.9164 of 5 stars$168.69+0.4%$200.00+18.6%-4.1%$3.28B$1.57B37.755,000Ex-DividendPositive NewsNOMDNomad Foods4.129 of 5 stars$17.49-1.5%$24.00+37.2%+2.2%$2.85B$3.07B13.357,894Analyst ForecastENREnergizer3.5502 of 5 stars$36.85+0.3%$37.63+2.1%+12.1%$2.65B$2.89B70.675,600Analyst DowngradePositive NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.2262 of 5 stars$46.76flatN/A+35.4%$2.53B$1.87B-51.389,500Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsUTZUtz Brands3.757 of 5 stars$17.64-0.2%$21.22+20.3%+4.1%$2.49B$1.42B-93.373,654WLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.0667 of 5 stars$45.80-0.1%N/A+33.4%$2.47B$1.87B-50.376,400Positive NewsWRBYWarby Parker1.5771 of 5 stars$24.30+2.8%$20.73-14.7%+99.1%$2.47B$669.77M-87.523,491Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WD-40 Alternatives Boston Beer Alternatives BBB Foods Alternatives J&J Snack Foods Alternatives Nomad Foods Alternatives Energizer Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Utz Brands Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Warby Parker Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MGPI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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