Lancaster Colony Stock Today
LANC Stock | USD 200.28 8.93 4.67% |
Performance3 of 100
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Lancaster Colony is trading at 200.28 as of the 7th of November 2024, a 4.67% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 191.35. Lancaster Colony has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years but had a somewhat insignificant performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Lancaster Colony are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 11th of May 2024 and ending today, the 7th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Food, Beverage & Tobacco | IPO Date 26th of March 1990 | Category Consumer Defensive | Classification Consumer Staples |
Lancaster Colony Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of food products for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. Lancaster Colony Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio. Lancaster Colony operates under Packaged Foods classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. The company has 27.57 M outstanding shares of which 624.52 K shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.26 trading days to cover. More on Lancaster Colony
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Chairman | John Gerlach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thematic Idea | Food Products (View all Themes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business Concentration | Packaged Foods & Meats, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Defensive, NASDAQ Composite, SP Midcap 400, NASDAQ Composite Total, Food Products, Consumer Staples, Food Products, Packaged Foods, Consumer Defensive (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsLancaster Colony can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Lancaster Colony's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Lancaster Colony's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Lancaster Colony (LANC) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 380 Polaris Parkway, Westerville, OH, United States, 43082 and employs 3,400 people. Lancaster Colony is listed under Packaged Foods & Meats category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 5.52 B. Lancaster Colony conducts business under Food Products sector and is part of Consumer Staples industry. The entity has 27.57 M outstanding shares of which 624.52 K shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.26 trading days to cover.
Lancaster Colony currently holds about 60.28 M in cash with 251.55 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 2.19.
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Ownership AllocationLancaster Colony maintains a total of 27.57 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Lancaster Colony's outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutional investors are typically referred to as corporate investors that shop for positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that no matter how many assets the company has, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Lancaster Stock Institutional Holders
Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Llc | 2024-06-30 | 404.8 K | |
Renaissance Technologies Corp | 2024-06-30 | 306.1 K | |
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 2024-06-30 | 287 K | |
First Trust Advisors L.p. | 2024-06-30 | 273.5 K | |
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc | 2024-06-30 | 268.4 K | |
Northern Trust Corp | 2024-06-30 | 266.9 K | |
Btim Corp | 2024-09-30 | 253.2 K | |
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2024-06-30 | 241.6 K | |
Proshare Advisors Llc | 2024-06-30 | 199.7 K | |
Blackrock Inc | 2024-06-30 | 2.6 M | |
Vanguard Group Inc | 2024-06-30 | 2.2 M |
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Lancaster Colony Corporate Executives
Elected by the shareholders, the Lancaster Colony's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Lancaster Colony inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Lancaster. The board's role is to monitor Lancaster Colony's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Lancaster Colony's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Lancaster Colony's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.043 | Dividend Share 3.6 | Earnings Share 6.07 | Revenue Per Share 68.39 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.202 |
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