NYSE:MDU - MDU Resources Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

MDU Resources Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.1975 per share on Sunday, July 1st. This represents a $0.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 13th. View MDU Resources Group's Dividend History.

MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The utilities provider reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.03. The utilities provider had revenue of $976.30 million for the quarter. MDU Resources Group had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 6.39%. The firm's revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.18 EPS. View MDU Resources Group's Earnings History.

MDU Resources Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for MDU Resources Group.

MDU Resources Group updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.25-1.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.39.

2 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for MDU Resources Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $29.50. On average, they anticipate MDU Resources Group's share price to reach $28.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%. View Analyst Ratings for MDU Resources Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MDU Resources Group in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to MDU Resources Group include Vulcan Materials (VMC), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Hecla Mining (HL), Fairmount Santrol (FMSA), Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), Ciner Resources (CINR), Intrepid Potash (IPI), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Smart Sand (SND) and Emerge Energy Services (EMES).

Media stories about MDU stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. MDU Resources Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.60 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

MDU Resources Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.31%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.09%), First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.01%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%), Fox Run Management L.L.C. (0.01%) and Clarus Wealth Advisors (0.00%). Company insiders that own MDU Resources Group stock include David L Goodin, Patricia L Moss, Stephanie A Barth and Thomas S Everist. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MDU Resources Group.

MDU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY and Fox Run Management L.L.C.. View Insider Buying and Selling for MDU Resources Group.

MDU stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Clarus Wealth Advisors. Company insiders that have bought MDU Resources Group stock in the last two years include David L Goodin 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MDU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.90.

MDU Resources Group has a market capitalization of $5.69 billion and generates $4.44 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $281.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.25 on an earnings per share basis. MDU Resources Group employs 10,140 workers across the globe.

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]