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After finishing at $17.73 in the prior trading day, MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) closed at $17.51, down -1.24%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.16 million shares were traded. MDU stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.455.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MDU by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 72.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on January 08, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $18.
On November 05, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $17.
Siebert Williams Shank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $19.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 07 ’24 when Johnson Rob L. bought 36,291 shares for $25.46 per share. The transaction valued at 923,970 led to the insider holds 41,934 shares of the business.
Rosenthal Dale bought 375 shares of MDU for $8,456 on Mar 12 ’24. The Director now owns 16,499 shares after completing the transaction at $22.55 per share.
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 3570078976 and an Enterprise Value of 6009065984. As of this moment, MDU’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.351 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.78.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MDU is 0.86, which has changed by 0.58423805 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23095727 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MDU has reached a high of $20.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.43M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2755880 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 203.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 198.28M. Insiders hold about 2.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.52% stake in the company. Shares short for MDU as of 1736899200 were 5221413 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1734048000 on 4492909. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5221413 and a Short% of Float of 2.87.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MDU’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.505, compared to 0.51 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028482798The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.06. The current Payout Ratio is 34.18% for MDU, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1733961600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1805:1000 ratio.
