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

Company Overview

MDU Resources Group, Inc. is a regulated utility holding company headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. Through its utility subsidiaries, the company generates, transmits and distributes electricity and provides natural gas distribution and related services to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers.

MDU’s principal electric utility, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., serves customers in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Its natural gas operations include Montana-Dakota Utilities, Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corp. and Intermountain Gas Co., serving communities in portions of the northern Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions, including Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Founded in 1924, MDU Resources historically operated a broader portfolio that included construction materials and contracting businesses. The company separated Knife River Corporation, its construction materials subsidiary, in 2023 and completed the separation of its construction services business, now known as Everus Construction Group, in 2024. MDU Resources is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Goodin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.09 to $19.42
• 50-Day Range: $19.20 to $21.29
• 52-Week Range: $15.76 to $22.98
• Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.21
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: $23.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MDU Resources Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MDU Resources Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th 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 Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MDU Resources Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MDU Resources Group has a consensus price target of $23.40, representing about 21.9% upside from its current price of $19.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MDU Resources Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MDU Resources Group are expected to grow by 8.16% in the coming year, from $0.98 to $1.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MDU Resources Group is 20.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MDU Resources Group is 20.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.37.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

MDU Resources Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.55. 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 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.86% 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 12.14, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MDU Resources Group has recently increased by 11.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

MDU Resources Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, 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 61.05%. 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 54.72% next year. This indicates that MDU Resources Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.34

News Sentiment

MDU Resources Group has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for MDU Resources Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for MDU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MDU Resources Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MDU
• CIK: 67716
• Web: www.mdu.com
• Phone: (701) 530-1000
• Fax: 701-222-7606
• Employees: 2,096
• Year Founded: 1924

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MDU Resources Group: $23.40
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.59
• P/E Growth: 3.55
• Net Income: $190.40 million
• Net Margins: 10.75%
• Pretax Margin: 11.66%
• Return on Equity: 6.89%
• Return on Assets: 2.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.88
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.10
• Cash Flow: $1.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.85
• Book Value: $13.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,710,000
• Free Float: 203,682,000
• Market Cap: $3.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.67