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

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

Mdu Resources Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 12th will be given a dividend of $0.2025 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 11th. View Mdu Resources Group's Dividend History.

Mdu Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. Mdu Resources Group had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 5.91%. The company's revenue was up 22.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.22 earnings per share. View Mdu Resources Group's Earnings History.

Mdu Resources Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Mdu Resources Group.

Mdu Resources Group issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.45-1.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.50.

1 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Mdu Resources Group's shares. Their predictions range from $30.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect Mdu Resources Group's stock price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.2% 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 stories about MDU stock have trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mdu Resources Group earned a news sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the utilities provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Mdu Resources Group.

Mdu Resources Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,674,400 shares, a decline of 8.2% from the June 15th total of 2,914,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,180,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Mdu Resources Group's Current Options Chain.

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), LYNAS CORP LTD/S (LYSDY), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Hecla Mining (HL), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Ciner Resources (CINR), Hi-Crush (HCR), Smart Sand (SND) and Piedmont Lithium (PLL).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mdu Resources Group investors own include Phillips 66 (PSX), Emerson Electric (EMR), Noble Energy (NBL), General Electric (GE), Great Plains Energy (GXP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Coca-Cola (KO), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Prospect Capital (PSEC) and Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET).

Mdu Resources Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.67%), BlackRock Inc. (10.67%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.21%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.68%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.50%) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.41%). 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 Parnassus Investments CA, Vanguard Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Man Group plc, Wells Fargo & Company MN, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, California Public Employees Retirement System and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. View Insider Buying and Selling for Mdu Resources Group.

MDU stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC, Ancora Advisors LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Renaissance Technologies 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MDU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.28.

Mdu Resources Group has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion and generates $4.53 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $272.32 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.38 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]