MDU Resources Group (MDU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) is a diversified energy and infrastructure company offering electricity and natural gas distribution, water services, and construction materials and services. Through its regulated utility subsidiaries, the company provides safe, reliable power and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental customers. MDU Resources also delivers integrated pipeline and excavation services, supporting natural gas transmission and distribution projects across multiple states.

In its energy segment, the company operates electric generation and transmission facilities, underground and overhead distribution systems, and natural gas gathering, storage and distribution assets. Its water services include water and wastewater treatment operations for municipal and industrial clients. The construction services arm offers heavy civil construction, pipeline installation, and mechanical and engineering solutions. MDU Resources’ materials division produces and supplies aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete products for infrastructure, commercial and residential construction projects.

Founded in 1924 as Minnesota-Dakota Utilities, the company renamed itself MDU Resources Group in 1986 to reflect its broadening scope. Headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, MDU Resources serves customers across the Upper Midwest and Western United States, including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah. Its regulated utilities maintain close community ties, while its construction and materials operations participate in large-scale roadway, energy and water infrastructure developments throughout the region.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Travis Stice, MDU Resources emphasizes operational excellence, safety and environmental stewardship. The company’s long-term strategy focuses on system modernization, renewable energy integration and disciplined capital investment to support sustainable growth and meet evolving customer needs. MDU Resources’ diversified business model and regional focus position it to deliver essential services and infrastructure solutions for decades to come.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.67 to $16.82
• 50-Day Range: $15.99 to $17.75
• 52-Week Range: $13.23 to $20.39
• Volume: 491,657 shs
• Average Volume: 2.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.10%
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MDU Resources Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MDU Resources Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MDU Resources Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MDU Resources Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MDU Resources Group are expected to grow by 7.45% in the coming year, from $0.94 to $1.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MDU Resources Group is 13.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MDU Resources Group is 13.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MDU Resources Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MDU Resources Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.03% of the float of MDU Resources Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MDU Resources Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MDU Resources Group has recently increased by 4.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

MDU Resources Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

MDU Resources Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MDU Resources Group is 40.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, MDU Resources Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.49% next year. This indicates that MDU Resources Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -6.38

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.03% of the float of MDU Resources Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MDU Resources Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MDU Resources Group has recently increased by 4.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

MDU Resources Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for MDU Resources Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for MDU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MDU Resources Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.94% of the stock of MDU Resources Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.44% of the stock of MDU Resources Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MDU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MDU shares performed this year?

MDU Resources Group's stock was trading at $18.02 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MDU shares have decreased by 6.9% and is now trading at $16.7830.
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How were MDU Resources Group's earnings last quarter?

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.04. MDU Resources Group's quarterly revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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How do I buy shares of MDU Resources Group?

Shares of MDU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of MDU Resources Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MDU Resources Group investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - GAS DISTR
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MDU
• CIK: 67716
• Web: www.mdu.com
• Phone: (701) 530-1000
• Fax: 701-222-7606
• Employees: 16,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $18.00
• High Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.77
• P/E Growth: 2.74
• Net Income: $281.11 million
• Net Margins: 7.93%
• Pretax Margin: 6.28%
• Return on Equity: 9.86%
• Return on Assets: 3.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.94
• Cash Flow: $1.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.85
• Book Value: $13.20 per share
• Price / Book: 1.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,330,000
• Free Float: 202,410,000
• Market Cap: $3.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70