Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) Stock Unloaded Rep. Lisa C. McClain

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE:MGY) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on June 24th, indicating ongoing trading activity by lawmakers.
• Magnitude Oil & Gas reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.43, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.40, despite a 5.3% decline in revenue compared to the same quarter last year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, translating to an annualized yield of 2.5% and a dividend payout ratio of 31.41%.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp NYSE: MGY. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Magnolia Oil & Gas stock on June 24th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of MGY stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $23.58. 1,444,679 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,549,964. Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp has a fifty-two week low of $19.09 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 1.44. The company has a market capitalization of $4.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.35, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 1.31. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $23.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.96.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $318.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $311.58 million. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a net margin of 27.57% and a return on equity of 19.34%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp will post 2.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. Magnolia Oil & Gas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.41%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 24.6% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 15,410,496 shares of the company's stock worth $360,297,000 after purchasing an additional 3,038,709 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 12.9% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 11,861,231 shares of the company's stock worth $266,641,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358,878 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,396,875 shares of the company's stock worth $149,559,000 after purchasing an additional 667,973 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 12.5% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,365,892 shares of the company's stock worth $135,541,000 after purchasing an additional 597,845 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,531,855 shares of the company's stock worth $101,895,000 after purchasing an additional 238,356 shares during the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MGY has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $29.00 price objective (up previously from $26.00) on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report on Friday, June 13th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 16th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "sell" rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $26.67.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Magnolia Oil & Gas

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil and natural gas properties. It operates assets located in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations in South Texas. The company was founded on February 14, 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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