Lancaster Colony Corp

Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC) Stock Analysis

$172.770

+0.968 (+0.56%)At close

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High
173.100
Open
171.970
VWAP
172.29
Vol
172.22K
Mkt Cap
Low
171.015
Amount
29.67M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
14.82

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. The Company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. The Retail segment includes products typically marketed in the shelf-stable section of the grocery store, which include licensed sauces and dressings, along with its own branded salad dressings and croutons. Within the frozen food section of the grocery store, it sells yeast rolls and garlic breads. It also has placement of products in grocery produce departments through its refrigerated salad dressings, licensed dressings, vegetable dips and fruit dips. The Foodservice segment primarily sells custom-formulated sauces, salad dressings, frozen breads and yeast rolls. The majority of its Foodservice sales are products sold under private label to national chain restaurant accounts. Its brands include New York BRAND Bakery, Sister Schubert’s, Marzetti, Marzetti Simply, Chatham Village, Cardini’s and Girard’s.

Analyst Ratings (7)

+14.60% upside
Hold
2 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 172.77
Low
180.00
Average
198.00
High
232.00

Benchmark

2025-08-22

Price Target

$200

Buy

DA Davidson

2025-02-10

Price Target

$207

Hold

Stephens & Co.

2025-02-05

Price Target

$200

Hold

Benchmark

2024-11-19

Price Target

Hold

Stephens & Co.

2024-11-19

Price Target

$196

Hold

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC) is 24.03, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 29.15.

Forward P/E

Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
29.15
Current P/E
24.03
Overvalued
32.44
Undervalued
25.87

Forward EV/EBITDA

Undervalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
18.00
Current EV/EBITDA
14.82
Overvalued
19.84
Undervalued
16.15

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
2.63
Current P/S
2.38
Overvalued
2.89
Undervalued
2.37

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for LANC

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%LANC

$216.44

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%LANC

$190.67

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%LANC

$158.85

Scenario price

Events Timeline

2025-04-30 (ET)

08:04:01

Lancaster Colony reports Q3 EPS $1.49, consensus $1.58

2024-11-18 (ET)

15:33:11

Lancaster Colony to acquire sauce and dressing production facility for $75M

2024-11-06 (ET)

14:01:50

Lancaster Colony raises quarterly dividend to 95c per share

2024-07-15 (ET)

03:35:02

Lancaster Colony expects Retail segment sales benefit in 2025

News

LANC FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. The Company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. The Retail segment includes products typically marketed in the shelf-stable section of the grocery store, which include licensed sauces and dressings, along with its own branded salad dressings and croutons. Within the frozen food section of the grocery store, it sells yeast rolls and garlic breads. It also has placement of products in grocery produce departments through its refrigerated salad dressings, licensed dressings, vegetable dips and fruit dips. The Foodservice segment primarily sells custom-formulated sauces, salad dressings, frozen breads and yeast rolls. The majority of its Foodservice sales are products sold under private label to national chain restaurant accounts. Its brands include New York BRAND Bakery, Sister Schubert’s, Marzetti, Marzetti Simply, Chatham Village, Cardini’s and Girard’s. It operates in the Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector (CANNED, FROZEN & PRESERVD FRUIT, VEG & FOOD SPECIA industry).

7 analysts cover LANC: 2 rate it Buy, 5 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 198.00.

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