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As of close of business last night, MDU Resources Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $20.24, down -1.51% from its previous closing price of $20.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.44 million shares were traded. MDU stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.255.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MDU’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.80.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on October 16, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On September 19, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $20.
On January 08, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $18.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on January 08, 2025, with a $18 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 08 ’25 when Vollmer Jason L bought 5,000 shares for $16.07 per share. The transaction valued at 80,375 led to the insider holds 344,548 shares of the business.
Vollmer Jason L bought 5,000 shares of MDU for $81,375 on Aug 19 ’25. The CFO now owns 339,548 shares after completing the transaction at $16.27 per share. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, JOHNSON DENNIS W, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $16.64 each. As a result, the insider paid 499,200 and bolstered with 180,166 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MDU now has a Market Capitalization of 4135662848 and an Enterprise Value of 6412995072. As of this moment, MDU’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.417 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.205.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MDU is 0.81, which has changed by 0.05546999 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MDU has reached a high of $21.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.05%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MDU traded 2.48M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1917790 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 204.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 197.28M. Insiders hold about 3.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.54% stake in the company. Shares short for MDU as of 1763078400 were 11387225 with a Short Ratio of 4.60, compared to 1760486400 on 9698669. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11387225 and a Short% of Float of 7.39.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.53, MDU has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.53. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025790755. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.96. The current Payout Ratio is 37.13% for MDU, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-11. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1805:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU) is currently in the spotlight, with 2.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.41, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.98 and $0.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.95. EPS for the following year is $1.03, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.06 and $1.01.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 1 analysts expect revenue to total $563.58M. It ranges from a high estimate of $563.58M to a low estimate of $563.58M. As of. The current estimate, MDU Resources Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $535.5MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $603.76M. There is a high estimate of $603.76M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $603.76M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MDU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.94B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.85B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.76BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.04B and the low estimate is $1.82B.
