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

Company Overview

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. These operations encompass the design, construction and maintenance of thousands of miles of transmission and distribution lines. The utility network supports approximately 1.3 million combined electric and gas customers and includes ongoing investments in grid modernization and reliability initiatives.

MDU’s Construction Services and Pipelines & Midstream businesses offer a range of infrastructure solutions. Construction Services includes road building, utility construction, aggregates, asphalt and ready-mix concrete production, along with specialized contracting for telecommunications networks, wind-energy and environmental projects. The Pipelines & Midstream segment owns and operates gas gathering, transmission and processing facilities, serving commercial and industrial shippers across multiple states.

Founded in 1924 as Minnesota-Dakota Utilities, the company expanded through strategic acquisitions and business diversification, adopting the name MDU Resources Group in 1985. Today, MDU is led by President and CEO David C. Goodin and a seasoned executive team. The company emphasizes operational excellence, safety and sustainable growth as it continues to support communities and infrastructure markets throughout its regional footprint.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.07 to $16.31
• 50-Day Range: $16.15 to $17.69
• 52-Week Range: $14.91 to $30.52
• Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.68 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.24
• Dividend Yield: 3.47%
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MDU Resources Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MDU Resources Group scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 97 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: 2.3 / 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 15.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MDU Resources Group is 15.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 51.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MDU Resources Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.58. 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 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% 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 4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MDU Resources Group has recently increased by 0.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

MDU Resources Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.19%, 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 52.83%. 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 55.45% 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

3.06% 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 4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MDU Resources Group has recently increased by 0.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.67

News Sentiment

MDU Resources Group has a news sentiment score of 1.67. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for MDU Resources Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for MDU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MDU Resources Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $81,350.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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 10.4% and is now trading at $16.15.

How were MDU Resources Group's earnings last quarter?

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.06. MDU Resources Group's revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are MDU Resources Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of MDU Resources Group include State Street Corp (3.20%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.68%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (1.37%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason L Vollmer, Dennis W Johnson, Rob L Johnson and Dale Rosenthal.
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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

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• 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: 11,000
• Year Founded: 1924

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MDU Resources Group: $18.00
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.18
• P/E Growth: 2.58
• Net Income: $281.11 million
• Net Margins: 8.25%
• Pretax Margin: 7.62%
• Return on Equity: 8.29%
• Return on Assets: 3.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.75
• Current Ratio: 0.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.78
• Cash Flow: $1.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.60
• Book Value: $13.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,331,000
• Free Float: 202,410,000
• Market Cap: $3.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70