The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. MGP Ingredients, Inc shares valued at $4,389,454 were sold by Seaberg Karen on Dec 09 ’25. At $24.24 per share, Seaberg Karen sold 181,095 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 37,417 shares worth approximately $0.99 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Seaberg Karen sold 81,616 shares, netting a total of over 2,108,791 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $25.84 each, the insider now holds 35,285 shares.
Before that, Seaberg Karen had sold 41,824 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,010,347, the Director traded MGP Ingredients, Inc shares for $24.16 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 41,824 shares, worth approximately $1.05 million.
As published in a research note from Lake Street on February 27, 2025, MGP Ingredients, Inc [MGPI] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $45 from $55. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 18, 2024, Lake Street has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for MGPI. Earlier on October 11, 2022, Wedbush initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for MGPI stock.
Analyzing MGPI Stock Performance
On last trading session, MGP Ingredients, Inc [NASDAQ: MGPI] rose 8.04% to $26.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.5662, but it reached a high of $26.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.48%. Over the course of the year, MGP Ingredients, Inc shares have dropped approximately -40.76%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $40.26 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $21.67 on 11/24/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for MGP Ingredients, Inc (MGPI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 25.07, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 23.79. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.12. The next price resistance is at 27.90. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is MGP Ingredients, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MGP Ingredients, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 35867.0 shares to 1.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.45 million shares. A jump of 2.42% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.06.
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In terms of MGP Ingredients, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 96.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 295.65% from the previous closing price of $24.39. Analysts anticipate MGP Ingredients, Inc stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked MGP Ingredients, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 15, 2022, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $126.
