RGC Resources (RGCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

RGC Resources, Inc. is a holding company whose principal subsidiary, Roanoke Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services in southwestern Virginia. The company delivers natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers through a local distribution network.

Roanoke Gas serves communities in and around the Roanoke Valley, including the cities of Roanoke, Salem and Vinton, as well as portions of surrounding counties. Its activities include operating and maintaining natural gas pipelines, providing customer connections and delivering gas for heating, water heating, cooking and other commercial and industrial uses.

RGC Resources traces its operating history to Roanoke Gas Company, which was established in the early twentieth century. The company’s business is focused primarily on regulated utility operations and the reliable delivery of natural gas to the communities within its service territory.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.72 to $21.51
• 50-Day Range: $20.65 to $23.97
• 52-Week Range: $20.55 to $27.99
• Volume: 17,027 shs
• Average Volume: 12,967 shs
• Market Capitalization: $221.74 million
• P/E Ratio: 15.88
• Dividend Yield: 4.09%
• Price Target: $27.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

RGC Resources Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

RGC Resources scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 95 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

RGC Resources has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

RGC Resources has a consensus price target of $27.00, representing about 26.9% upside from its current price of $21.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

RGC Resources has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of RGC Resources is 15.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of RGC Resources is 15.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

RGC Resources has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.28% of the float of RGC Resources has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

RGC Resources has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in RGC Resources has recently decreased by 4.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

RGC Resources is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

RGC Resources has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of RGC Resources is 64.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

RGC Resources has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for RGC Resources this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for RGCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added RGC Resources to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

5 insiders have purchased shares of RGC Resources in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $175,772.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0793% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, RGC Resources insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $175,772.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.20% of the stock of RGC Resources is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.77% of the stock of RGC Resources is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 7/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 7/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RGCO
• CIK: 1069533
• Web: www.rgcresources.com
• Phone: (540) 777-4427
• Fax: 540-777-2636
• Employees: 106
• Year Founded: 1912

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for RGC Resources: $27.00
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $13.28 million
• Net Margins: 13.05%
• Pretax Margin: 16.78%
• Return on Equity: 11.73%
• Return on Assets: 4.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $95.33 million
• Price / Sales: 2.33
• Cash Flow: $2.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.67
• Book Value: $11.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,420,000
• Free Float: 9,670,000
• Market Cap: $221.74 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52