Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Outlook for MGY Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) forecast for Magnolia Oil & Gas from $0.39 to $0.40.
• The consensus full-year earnings estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas is currently $2.10 per share, with the company reporting a net margin of 27.57% in its latest quarter.
• Magnolia Oil & Gas announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, resulting in an annualized payout of $0.60 and a yield of 2.6%.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE:MGY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note issued on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas' current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $29.00 target price (up from $26.00) on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "sell" rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price target on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $26.67.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Down 0.0%

MGY traded down $0.01 on Monday, reaching $23.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,126,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,704,462. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $23.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.08. The company has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.31. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a fifty-two week low of $19.09 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02.

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

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 55.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 32,102 shares of the company's stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 11,493 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 863,915 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,198,000 after acquiring an additional 146,421 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA increased its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 25,067 shares of the company's stock valued at $586,000 after buying an additional 2,348 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,136,456 shares of the company's stock valued at $96,733,000 after purchasing an additional 28,687 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas during the fourth quarter valued at $161,000. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.