MGIC Investment Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:MTG)

MGIC Investment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MTG."

MGIC Investment announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Friday, September 20th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 29th. View MGIC Investment's Dividend History.

MGIC Investment announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 20th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 4.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The insurance provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.05. The insurance provider earned $292.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $295.03 million. MGIC Investment had a net margin of 56.84% and a return on equity of 17.55%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.49 earnings per share. View MGIC Investment's Earnings History.

MGIC Investment is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for MGIC Investment.

MGIC Investment will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 22nd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for MGIC Investment's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $18.00. On average, they anticipate MGIC Investment's share price to reach $15.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for MGIC Investment.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MGIC Investment in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for MGIC Investment.

News coverage about MTG stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MGIC Investment earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for MGIC Investment.

MGIC Investment saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,700,000 shares, a drop of 47.8% from the August 30th total of 9,000,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,640,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's stock are short sold. View MGIC Investment's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to MGIC Investment include Old Republic International (ORI), Essent Group (ESNT), Radian Group (RDN), Assured Guaranty (AGO), NMI (NMIH), Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), MBIA (MBI) and Syncora (SYCRF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MGIC Investment investors own include Oclaro (OCLR), Amarin (AMRN), Radian Group (RDN), GWG (GWGH), General Electric (GE), Ford Motor (F), Micron Technology (MU), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Bank of America (BAC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

MGIC Investment's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cerebellum GP LLC (0.01%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own MGIC Investment stock include Daniel A Arrigoni and Michael E Lehman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MGIC Investment.

MTG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cerebellum GP LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought MGIC Investment stock in the last two years include Daniel A Arrigoni and Michael E Lehman. View Insider Buying and Selling for MGIC Investment.

Shares of MTG 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MTG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.05.

MGIC Investment has a market capitalization of $4.62 billion and generates $1.12 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $670.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.78 on an earnings per share basis. MGIC Investment employs 793 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About MGIC Investment.

The official website for MGIC Investment is http://mtg.mgic.com/.

MGIC Investment's mailing address is 250 EAST KILBOURN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI, 53202. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 414-347-6480 or via email at [email protected]