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Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$20.52 -0.77 (-3.63%)
Closing price 05/5/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$20.71 +0.19 (+0.92%)
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About Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock (NYSE:MGY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$20.50
$20.99
50-Day Range
$19.66
$25.74
52-Week Range
$19.09
$29.02
Volume
2.05 million shs
Average Volume
2.31 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.98 billion
P/E Ratio
10.63
Dividend Yield
2.92%
Price Target
$27.21
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil and natural gas properties. It operates assets located in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations in South Texas. The company was founded on February 14, 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

MGY MarketRank™: 

Magnolia Oil & Gas scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 271 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Magnolia Oil & Gas' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Magnolia Oil & Gas are expected to grow by 10.00% in the coming year, from $2.10 to $2.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Magnolia Oil & Gas is 10.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.94.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Magnolia Oil & Gas is 10.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 47.99.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has a PEG Ratio of 3.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has a P/B Ratio of 2.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.02% of the float of Magnolia Oil & Gas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Magnolia Oil & Gas has recently increased by 0.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Magnolia Oil & Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Magnolia Oil & Gas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Magnolia Oil & Gas is 29.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Magnolia Oil & Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.97% next year. This indicates that Magnolia Oil & Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Magnolia Oil & Gas' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.02% of the float of Magnolia Oil & Gas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Magnolia Oil & Gas has recently increased by 0.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Magnolia Oil & Gas has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Magnolia Oil & Gas this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for MGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Magnolia Oil & Gas insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $55,125.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.20% of the stock of Magnolia Oil & Gas is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.73% of the stock of Magnolia Oil & Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Magnolia Oil & Gas' insider trading history.
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MGY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Magnolia Oil & Gas' stock was trading at $23.38 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MGY stock has decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at $20.5180.
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Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional investors of Magnolia Oil & Gas include Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.26%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.76%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.64%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.64%). Insiders that own company stock include John B Walker, Ltd Enervest, Christopher G Stavros and James R Larson.
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Shares of MGY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Magnolia Oil & Gas investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/3 Dividend
2/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend
2/14/2025
Dividend Payable
3/03/2025
Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
5/06/2025
Record date for 6/2 Dividend
5/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend
5/12/2025
Dividend Payable
6/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
Crude petroleum & natural gas
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:MGY
Fax
N/A
Employees
210
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$27.21
High Stock Price Target
$34.00
Low Stock Price Target
$19.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+32.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
10.63
Forward P/E Ratio
9.77
P/E Growth
3.01
Net Income
$388.30 million
Pretax Margin
37.48%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.35 billion
Cash Flow
$3.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.90
Book Value
$10.01 per share
Price / Book
2.05

Miscellaneous

Free Float
194,201,000
Market Cap
$3.98 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.25
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This page (NYSE:MGY) was last updated on 5/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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