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MGIC Investment (MTG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.88 -0.04 (-0.14%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$25.90 +0.03 (+0.12%)
As of 05/15/2026 04:44 PM Eastern
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About MGIC Investment Stock (NYSE:MTG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.81
$26.10
50-Day Range
$25.70
$29.14
52-Week Range
$24.77
$29.97
Volume
1.29 million shs
Average Volume
2.31 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.47 billion
P/E Ratio
8.21
Dividend Yield
2.32%
Price Target
$28.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

MGIC Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

MTG MarketRank™: 

MGIC Investment scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 258th out of 887 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MGIC Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for MGIC Investment is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MGIC Investment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about MGIC Investment's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MGIC Investment are expected to grow by 9.48% in the coming year, from $3.06 to $3.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MGIC Investment is 8.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MGIC Investment is 8.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    MGIC Investment has a PEG Ratio of 1.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MGIC Investment has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about MGIC Investment's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.73% of the float of MGIC Investment has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MGIC Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.57, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MGIC Investment has recently decreased by 8.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    MGIC Investment pays a meaningful dividend of 2.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MGIC Investment has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MGIC Investment is 19.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MGIC Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.91% next year. This indicates that MGIC Investment will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MGIC Investment's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    MGIC Investment has a news sentiment score of 1.22. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for MGIC Investment this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MGIC Investment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,974,400.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.34% of the stock of MGIC Investment is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.58% of the stock of MGIC Investment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MGIC Investment's insider trading history.
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MTG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MGIC Investment's stock was trading at $29.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MTG stock has decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $25.8750.

MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The insurance provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.03. MGIC Investment's revenue was down 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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MGIC Investment's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, April 23rd 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $750,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 12.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional shareholders of MGIC Investment include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.46%), First Trust Advisors LP (2.03%), NewEdge Wealth LLC (1.16%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Timothy J Mattke, Salvatore A Miosi, Paula C Maggio and Julie K Sperber.
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Shares of MTG 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 MGIC Investment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), GE Aerospace (GE), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/6 Dividend
2/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/6 Dividend
2/17/2026
Dividend Payable
3/06/2026
Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Record date for 5/21 Dividend
5/06/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend
5/06/2026
Today
5/17/2026
Dividend Payable
5/21/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - MULTI LINE
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NYSE:MTG
CIK
876437
Employees
680
Year Founded
1957

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$29.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.15
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.21
Forward P/E Ratio
8.46
P/E Growth
1.58
Net Income
$738.35 million
Net Margins
59.63%
Pretax Margin
74.78%
Return on Equity
14.01%
Return on Assets
10.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.13
Current Ratio
1.14
Quick Ratio
1.14

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.21 billion
Price / Sales
4.51
Cash Flow
$3.33 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.77
Book Value
$23.82 per share
Price / Book
1.09

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
211,490,000
Free Float
208,656,000
Market Cap
$5.47 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.71

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This page (NYSE:MTG) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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