Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (NASDAQ: DMLP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that acquires, owns and manages mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. The company holds net revenue interests on producing and non-producing wells, entitling it to a share of production proceeds without bearing the costs or operating responsibilities associated with exploration and development activities. Through strategic acquisitions and joint-venture arrangements, Dorchester Minerals builds a diversified portfolio of royalty assets across multiple U.S. oil and gas basins.

The partnership’s holdings are concentrated in key producing regions, including the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale and other onshore plays across Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Dorchester Minerals acquires its interests through private negotiations with landowners, protracted mineral rights purchases and occasional participation in public markets. By focusing on royalties rather than working interests, the company seeks to generate stable, tax-advantaged income for its unitholders while minimizing exposure to operating cost overruns and drilling risks.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Dorchester Minerals is managed by its general partner, Dorchester Minerals Management GP, LLC, which is staffed by professionals with experience in land management, acquisitions and oilfield services. Since its inception, the partnership has pursued a disciplined growth strategy, reinvesting proceeds from mature assets into new royalty interests and selectively disposing of holdings where value can be maximized. This approach aims to sustain a steady stream of distributable earnings while preserving the long-term value of its mineral portfolio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.25 to $27.96
• 50-Day Range: $26.02 to $28.80
• 52-Week Range: $20.85 to $28.95
• Volume: 75,557 shs
• Average Volume: 206,082 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.76
• Dividend Yield: 6.92%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dorchester Minerals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dorchester Minerals scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 148th out of 249 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dorchester Minerals has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dorchester Minerals has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dorchester Minerals is 19.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dorchester Minerals is 19.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dorchester Minerals has a P/B Ratio of 4.47. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.23% of the float of Dorchester Minerals has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dorchester Minerals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dorchester Minerals has recently increased by 1.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Dorchester Minerals is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Dorchester Minerals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dorchester Minerals is 136.69%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Dorchester Minerals has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Dorchester Minerals this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for DMLP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Dorchester Minerals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Dorchester Minerals in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $319,370.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0241% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dorchester Minerals insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $319,370.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.90% of the stock of Dorchester Minerals is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.21% of the stock of Dorchester Minerals is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/14 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US RYLTY TR
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DMLP
• CIK: 1172358
• Web: www.dmlp.net
• Phone: (214) 559-0300
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 30
• Year Founded: 2003

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $55.25 million
• Net Margins: 40.85%
• Pretax Margin: 40.85%
• Return on Equity: 22.11%
• Return on Assets: 21.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 16.61
• Quick Ratio: 16.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $152.83 million
• Price / Sales: 8.67
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.71
• Book Value: $6.15 per share
• Price / Book: 4.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 48,260,000
• Free Float: 45,408,000
• Market Cap: $1.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56