NYSE:MDU - Mdu Resources Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mdu Resources Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MDU."

Mdu Resources Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a dividend of $0.2075 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. View Mdu Resources Group's Dividend History.

Mdu Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.08. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Mdu Resources Group had a net margin of 6.28% and a return on equity of 12.47%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. View Mdu Resources Group's Earnings History.

Mdu Resources Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Mdu Resources Group.

Mdu Resources Group issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.65-$1.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.65.

1 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Mdu Resources Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate Mdu Resources Group's stock price to reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Mdu Resources Group.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mdu Resources Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Mdu Resources Group.

Media headlines about MDU stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Mdu Resources Group earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Mdu Resources Group.

Mdu Resources Group saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,260,000 shares, a drop of 20.7% from the January 15th total of 2,850,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,100,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Mdu Resources Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Mdu Resources Group include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), NiSource (NI), PG&E (PCG), Black Hills (BKH), NorthWestern (NWE) and Avista (AVA).

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Mdu Resources Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (6.86%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.83%), Parnassus Investments CA (1.56%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.51%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.49%) and FMR LLC (1.49%). Company insiders that own Mdu Resources Group stock include David L Goodin, David M Sparby, Edward A Ryan and Stephanie A Barth. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Mdu Resources Group.

MDU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, AJO LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Cipher Capital LP, Mackay Shields LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC and Moors & Cabot Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mdu Resources Group.

MDU stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Parnassus Investments CA, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, Bank of America Corp DE, UBS Group AG, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. Company insiders that have bought Mdu Resources Group stock in the last two years include David L Goodin, David M Sparby, Edward A Ryan and Stephanie A Barth. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mdu Resources Group.

Shares of MDU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MDU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.60.

Mdu Resources Group has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion and generates $5.34 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $335.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.69 on an earnings per share basis. Mdu Resources Group employs 11,797 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Mdu Resources Group.

The official website for Mdu Resources Group is http://www.mdu.com/.

Mdu Resources Group's mailing address is 1200 WEST CENTURY AVENUE P.O. Box 5650, BISMARCK ND, 58506. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 701-530-1000 or via email at [email protected]