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

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$16.27 -0.15 (-0.89%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$16.28 +0.01 (+0.07%)
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About MDU Resources Group Stock (NYSE:MDU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$16.24
$16.55
50-Day Range
$15.99
$17.69
52-Week Range
$14.91
$30.52
Volume
893,484 shs
Average Volume
1.69 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.33 billion
P/E Ratio
15.35
Dividend Yield
3.20%
Price Target
$18.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

MDU Resources Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

MDU MarketRank™: 

MDU Resources Group scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th 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

    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.

  • Read more about MDU Resources Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 15.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MDU Resources Group is 15.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.25.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    MDU Resources Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.60. 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 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about MDU Resources Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.05% 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 decreased by 4.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    MDU Resources Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.16%, 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 49.06%. 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 51.49% next year. This indicates that MDU Resources Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MDU Resources Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.05% 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 decreased by 4.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    MDU Resources Group has a news sentiment score of 1.52. 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for MDU Resources Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    10 people have searched for MDU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about MDU Resources Group's insider trading history.
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MDU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MDU Resources Group's stock was trading at $18.02 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MDU shares have decreased by 9.6% and is now trading at $16.2950.

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.06. The firm's revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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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.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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
8/29/2025
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
Employees
11,000
Year Founded
1924

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$19.00
Low Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.5%
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
15.51
Forward P/E Ratio
17.49
P/E Growth
2.6
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
$1.76 billion
Price / Sales
1.91
Cash Flow
$1.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.68
Book Value
$13.37 per share
Price / Book
1.23

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
204,330,000
Free Float
202,410,000
Market Cap
$3.36 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.73

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This page (NYSE:MDU) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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