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 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.1975 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $0.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 12th. View MDU Resources Group's Dividend History.

MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.01. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. MDU Resources Group had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 6.88%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.46 EPS. View MDU Resources Group's Earnings History.

MDU Resources Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for MDU Resources Group.

MDU Resources Group issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.25-1.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.39. MDU Resources Group also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $1.25-1.45 EPS.

2 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for MDU Resources Group's stock. Their predictions range from $28.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate MDU Resources Group's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for MDU Resources Group.

Press coverage about MDU stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing 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 five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. MDU Resources Group earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

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

MDU Resources Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.01%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.81%), Prudential Financial Inc. (1.22%), US Bancorp DE (1.05%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (0.91%) and FMR LLC (0.65%). Company insiders that own MDU Resources Group stock include David L Goodin, Patricia L Moss 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, First Quadrant L P CA, Martingale Asset Management L P, Meeder Asset Management Inc., FMR LLC, Comerica Bank, Forsta AP Fonden and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS. View Insider Buying and Selling for MDU Resources Group.

MDU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, BlackRock Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc. and Acadian Asset Management LLC. 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 $26.51.

MDU Resources Group has a market capitalization of $5.20 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.

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]