MGP Ingredients Stock Options

MGPI Stock  USD 36.05  0.00  0.00%   
MGP Ingredients' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.92 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.55 over 38 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows MGP Ingredients' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. MGP Ingredients' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for MGP Ingredients' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on MGP Ingredients

Analyzing MGP Ingredients' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in MGP Ingredients regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when MGP Ingredients' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money MGP Ingredients' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with MGP Ingredients' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

MGP Ingredients In The Money Call Balance

When MGP Ingredients' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MGP Ingredients stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying MGP Ingredients' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on MGP Ingredients are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

MGP Current Options Market Mood

MGP Ingredients' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps MGP Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most MGP Ingredients' options investors are not very successful. MGP Ingredients' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current MGP contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that MGP Ingredients will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0575% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With MGP Ingredients trading at USD 36.05, that is roughly USD 0.0207. If you think that the market is fully incorporating MGP Ingredients' daily price movement you should consider buying MGP Ingredients options at the current volatility level of 0.92%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing MGP Ingredients options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" MGP calls. Remember, the seller must deliver MGP Ingredients stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

MGP Ingredients Option Chain

When MGP Ingredients' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against MGP Ingredients stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
MGP Ingredients' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on MGP. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for MGP. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a MGP Ingredients against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
MGPI250321C00022500122.511.5 - 16.116.7In
Call
MGPI250321C00035000835.03.3 - 3.63.8In
Call
MGPI250321C000400003340.01.25 - 1.451.6Out
Call
MGPI250321C000450003845.00.45 - 0.60.49Out
Call
MGPI250321C000500001450.00.0 - 1.00.6Out
Call
MGPI250321C000550003955.00.05 - 0.251.15Out
Call
MGPI250321C000600009860.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
MGPI250321C000650008865.00.0 - 0.251.25Out
Call
MGPI250321C000700005170.00.05 - 0.250.22Out
Call
MGPI250321C00075000275.00.0 - 0.10.05Out
Call
MGPI250321C000800003280.00.0 - 0.250.01Out
Call
MGPI250321C000850003085.00.0 - 0.20.2Out
Call
MGPI250321C00090000390.00.0 - 0.250.15Out
Call
MGPI250321C00095000795.00.0 - 0.250.75Out
Call
MGPI250321C0010000051100.00.0 - 0.254.68Out
Call
MGPI250321C001050000105.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
MGPI250321C001100000110.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
MGPI250321C001150001115.00.0 - 0.251.75Out
Call
MGPI250321C001200000120.00.0 - 0.250.25Out
Call
MGPI250321C001250001125.00.0 - 0.250.9Out
Call
MGPI250321C001300004130.00.0 - 0.250.5Out
 Put
MGPI250321P00025000125.00.15 - 0.30.35Out
 Put
MGPI250321P000300001230.00.65 - 0.80.8Out
 Put
MGPI250321P000350003135.02.05 - 2.32.87Out
 Put
MGPI250321P0004000010740.04.9 - 5.36.23In
 Put
MGPI250321P000450005445.09.1 - 9.67.1In
 Put
MGPI250321P000500006450.011.7 - 15.811.03In
 Put
MGPI250321P00055000555.016.6 - 21.518.0In
 Put
MGPI250321P00085000085.046.6 - 51.58.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P00090000090.051.6 - 56.551.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P00095000095.056.6 - 61.556.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P001000000100.061.6 - 66.561.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P001050000105.066.6 - 71.566.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P001100000110.071.6 - 76.571.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P001150000115.076.5 - 81.476.5In
 Put
MGPI250321P001200000120.081.6 - 86.581.6In
 Put
MGPI250321P001250000125.086.5 - 91.586.5In
 Put
MGPI250321P001300000130.091.6 - 96.591.6In

MGP Ingredients Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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MGP Ingredients Market Cap Over Time

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MGP Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.03 Billion

As of now, MGP Ingredients' Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.

MGP Ingredients Corporate Management

Fletcher BuchmanVice MarketingProfile
Amel PasagicChief OfficerProfile
Greg ManisCorporate CommunicationsProfile
Amit CFAVice RelationsProfile
David ColoSenior AdvisorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.845
Dividend Share
0.48
Earnings Share
4.82
Revenue Per Share
33.38
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.24)
The market value of MGP Ingredients is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MGP that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MGP Ingredients' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MGP Ingredients' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because MGP Ingredients' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MGP Ingredients' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between MGP Ingredients' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MGP Ingredients is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MGP Ingredients' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.