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MGE Energy (MGEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$85.15 -0.86 (-1.00%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$85.13 -0.02 (-0.02%)
As of 08/29/2025 05:38 PM Eastern
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About MGE Energy Stock (NASDAQ:MGEE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$84.91
$86.26
50-Day Range
$83.00
$91.06
52-Week Range
$82.21
$109.22
Volume
104,987 shs
Average Volume
130,377 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.11 billion
P/E Ratio
23.65
Dividend Yield
2.11%
Price Target
$74.00
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

MGE Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

MGEE MarketRank™: 

MGE Energy scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MGE Energy has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MGE Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MGE Energy are expected to grow by 11.95% in the coming year, from $3.43 to $3.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MGE Energy is 23.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 268.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MGE Energy is 23.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.25.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MGE Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.35% of the float of MGE Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MGE Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MGE Energy has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    MGE Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MGE Energy has been increasing its dividend for 49 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MGE Energy is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MGE Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.88% next year. This indicates that MGE Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.35% of the float of MGE Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MGE Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MGE Energy has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    MGE Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.49. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for MGE Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for MGEE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MGE Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $42,502.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.19% of the stock of MGE Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    52.58% of the stock of MGE Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's insider trading history.
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MGEE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MGE Energy's stock was trading at $93.96 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MGEE shares have decreased by 9.4% and is now trading at $85.15.

MGE Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:MGEE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.01. The utilities provider had revenue of $159.45 million for the quarter. MGE Energy had a net margin of 18.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.58%.

MGE Energy's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.33%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.50%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.37%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.96%). Insiders that own company stock include James G Berbee and Scott Robert Smith.
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Shares of MGEE 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MGE Energy investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
5/30/2025
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2025
Dividend Payable
6/15/2025
Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
8/29/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
9/01/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MGEE
CIK
1161728
Employees
700
Year Founded
1896

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$74.00
Low Price Target
$74.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-13.1%
Consensus Rating
Sell
Rating Score (0-4)
1.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.65
Forward P/E Ratio
24.83
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$120.57 million
Net Margins
18.24%
Pretax Margin
20.41%
Return on Equity
10.58%
Return on Assets
4.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.60
Current Ratio
1.80
Quick Ratio
1.20

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$676.94 million
Price / Sales
4.60
Cash Flow
$6.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.59
Book Value
$34.75 per share
Price / Book
2.45

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
36,540,000
Free Float
36,473,000
Market Cap
$3.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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