Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:MGEE MGE Energy (MGEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $87.74 +2.82 (+3.32%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.86 +1.13 (+1.28%) As of 08/22/2025 04:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About MGE Energy Stock (NASDAQ:MGEE) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MGE Energy alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$85.53▼$87.9850-Day Range$83.00▼$91.0652-Week Range$82.21▼$109.22Volume163,943 shsAverage Volume136,655 shsMarket Capitalization$3.21 billionP/E Ratio24.37Dividend Yield2.05%Price Target$74.00Consensus RatingSell Company Overview MGE Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company primarily in the United States. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility Operations; Regulated Gas Utility Operations; Nonregulated Energy Operations; Transmission Investments; and All Other segments. The company generates, purchases, and distributes electricity and natural gas in Wisconsin and Iowa; owns and leases electric generating capacity; and plans, constructs, operates, maintains, and expands transmission facilities to provide transmission power services. It generates electricity from coal-fired, gas-fired, and renewable energy sources. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 835 miles of overhead electric distribution lines; 1,330 miles of underground electric distribution cables; 49 substations with an installed capacity of 1.2 million kVA; and gas facilities, including 3,066 miles of distribution mains, as well as supplied electric service to approximately 163,000 customers. MGE Energy, Inc. founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Read More MGE Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks77th Percentile Overall ScoreMGEE MarketRank™: MGE Energy scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th 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 Opinion0.5 / 5Analyst RatingSell Consensus RatingMGE 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 CoverageMGE Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about MGE Energy's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.95% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of MGE Energy is 24.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MGE Energy is 24.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.54.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMGE Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.52. 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. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.35% of the float of MGE Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMGE Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MGE Energy has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMGE Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMGE Energy has been increasing its dividend for 49 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MGE Energy is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESG2.0 / 5Environmental Score-3.39 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.35% of the float of MGE Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMGE Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MGE Energy has recently decreased by 2.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment1.67 News SentimentMGE Energy 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for MGE Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for MGEE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 0.19% of the stock of MGE Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions52.58% 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. Receive MGEE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGE Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MGEE Stock News HeadlinesJames G. Berbee Purchases 507 Shares of MGE Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:MGEE) StockAugust 19, 2025 | insidertrades.comAssessing MGE Energy’s (MGEE) Valuation After Its 5.6% Dividend IncreaseAugust 23 at 8:10 PM | finance.yahoo.comEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. Here’s why I’m excited.So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably saw the news… Nvidia just signed a $7 BILLION deal with Saudi Arabia to power its new AI empire 🤯 We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of chips, including their latest Grace Blackwell supercomputer. | Timothy Sykes (Ad)Insider Buying: James Berbee Acquires Shares of MGE Energy IncAugust 18, 2025 | gurufocus.comMGE Energy (MGEE) Boosts Dividend by 5.6%August 18, 2025 | gurufocus.comMGE Energy Increases Quarterly Dividend by 5.6%August 15, 2025 | msn.comMGE Energy increases quarterly dividend 5.6% to 47.5c per shareAugust 15, 2025 | msn.comMGE Energy Increases Dividend for 50th Consecutive YearAugust 15, 2025 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines MGEE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MGEE shares performed this year? MGE Energy's stock was trading at $93.96 at the start of the year. Since then, MGEE shares have decreased by 6.6% and is now trading at $87.74. How were MGE Energy's earnings last quarter? MGE Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:MGEE) released its quarterly earnings results 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 earned $159.45 million during the quarter. MGE Energy had a net margin of 18.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.58%. Who are MGE Energy's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of MGE Energy 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of MGE Energy? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of MGE Energy own? 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 Dividend5/30/2025Record date for 6/15 Dividend6/01/2025Dividend Payable6/15/2025Last Earnings8/06/2025Today8/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend8/29/2025Record date for 9/15 Dividend9/01/2025Dividend Payable9/15/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorUtilities Industry UTIL - ELEC PWR Sub-IndustryElectric Utilities Current SymbolNASDAQ:MGEE CIK1161728 Webwww.mgeenergy.com Phone(608) 252-7000Fax608-252-7098Employees700Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for MGE Energy$74.00 High Price Target$74.00 Low Price Target$74.00 Potential Upside/Downside-15.7%Consensus RatingSell Rating Score (0-4)1.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$3.60 Trailing P/E Ratio24.37 Forward P/E Ratio25.58 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$120.57 million Net Margins18.24% Pretax Margin20.41% Return on Equity10.58% Return on Assets4.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.60 Current Ratio1.80 Quick Ratio1.20 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$676.94 million Price / Sales4.74 Cash Flow$6.54 per share Price / Cash Flow13.42 Book Value$34.75 per share Price / Book2.52Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares36,540,000Free Float36,473,000Market Cap$3.21 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.76 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? Enter your email address to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts could become the next blockbuster growth stocks.Get This Free Report This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNations are at war over what’s in this boxA resource known as Element 29 is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after materials on the planet. Goldm...Behind the Markets | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. B...Priority Gold | SponsoredTake a look at this picture ...A strange investment secret — discovered just a few short weeks before this image was taken — correctly predic...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump’s betrayal exposedTrump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump’s “new dollar” could shock Americans"I Made Millions in the Tech Boom. Here's Where I'd Put My Money Today" This man has called some of the big...Stansberry Research | SponsoredHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.On a quiet Friday afternoon, one trader spotted an overlooked stock. He bought shares. He shut down his ...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!The “top secret” DeFi play Our #1 Coin Report reveals which protocol is building this institutional bridge...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding MGE Energy Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share MGE Energy With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.