MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts assign a consensus "Hold" rating on MDU (five hold, one buy) with an average one-year price target of $21.25.
• Director Charles M. Kelley recently bought 5,000 shares at $20.84 (a ~165% increase in his stake), and institutional investors own about 71.44% of the stock.
• Recent results showed Q earnings of $0.37 (in line) but revenue missed at $534M vs. $560.7M; management set FY2026 guidance of 0.93–1.00 EPS, and the company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.14 (annual $0.56, ~2.5% yield).

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU - Get Free Report) has received an average rating of "Hold" from the six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $21.25.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on MDU shares. Loop Capital set a $21.00 price objective on shares of MDU Resources Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of MDU Resources Group in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $22.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of MDU Resources Group in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of MDU Resources Group in a research report on Thursday, January 15th.

Insider Activity at MDU Resources Group

In other news, Director Charles M. Kelley acquired 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $20.84 per share, for a total transaction of $104,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $167,366.04. The trade was a 164.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MDU Resources Group

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Smith Moore & CO. boosted its position in shares of MDU Resources Group by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 12,855 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 535 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in MDU Resources Group by 2.5% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,414 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in MDU Resources Group by 25.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,748 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the last quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in MDU Resources Group by 5.3% during the third quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,098 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $198,000 after purchasing an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in MDU Resources Group by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 26,867 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $524,000 after purchasing an additional 587 shares during the last quarter. 71.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

MDU Resources Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MDU opened at $22.61 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a PE ratio of 24.31, a P/E/G ratio of 4.16 and a beta of 0.70. MDU Resources Group has a twelve month low of $15.76 and a twelve month high of $22.75. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $21.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.47.

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37. The firm had revenue of $534.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $560.72 million. MDU Resources Group had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 6.98%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.90 earnings per share. MDU Resources Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.930-1.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that MDU Resources Group will post 0.98 EPS for the current year.

MDU Resources Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. MDU Resources Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.22%.

About MDU Resources Group

MDU Resources Group, Inc is a diversified energy and services holding company headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. The company operates through two primary segments: Utilities and Construction Services and Pipelines & Midstream. Serving a broad geographic footprint across the upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, MDU provides essential energy distribution and infrastructure services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The Utilities segment delivers electric and natural gas distribution services in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Washington.

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