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

Company Overview

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: MGY) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on developing assets in South Texas. Its operations are concentrated in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations, where it owns and operates a substantial acreage position.

The company produces crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids and natural gas. Magnolia uses horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies to develop unconventional reserves, with activity primarily centered in the Karnes and Giddings areas of South Texas.

Magnolia Oil & Gas was formed in 2017 through a business combination involving Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II and certain oil and gas assets previously associated with TGP Investments. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and its operations are focused on the United States rather than international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.89 to $26.12
• 50-Day Range: $23.47 to $28.51
• 52-Week Range: $21.07 to $32.76
• Volume: 3.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.70 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.97
• Dividend Yield: 2.88%
• Price Target: $31.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Magnolia Oil & Gas scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 247 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Magnolia Oil & Gas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.74, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $31.53, representing about 26.1% upside from its current price of $25.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Magnolia Oil & Gas has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Magnolia Oil & Gas are expected to decrease by -0.35% in the coming year, from $2.83 to $2.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Magnolia Oil & Gas is 11.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Magnolia Oil & Gas is 11.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 22.03.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.94% 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 5.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Magnolia Oil & Gas has recently decreased by 2.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Magnolia Oil & Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Magnolia Oil & Gas has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Magnolia Oil & Gas is 31.58%. 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 25.53% next year. This indicates that Magnolia Oil & Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Magnolia Oil & Gas this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for MGY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Magnolia Oil & Gas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $201,446.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0034% of the company's market cap.

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 $201,446.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.92% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MGY
• CIK: 1698990
• Web: www.magnoliaoilgas.com
• Phone: (713) 842-9050
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 262
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Magnolia Oil & Gas: $31.53
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.74
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $325.25 million
• Net Margins: 28.77%
• Pretax Margin: 36.34%
• Return on Equity: 21.04%
• Return on Assets: 14.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.58
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.52
• Cash Flow: $3.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.40
• Book Value: $10.70 per share
• Price / Book: 2.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 236,970,000
• Free Float: 234,789,000
• Market Cap: $5.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80