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MGIC Investment Corp (NYSE: MTG) closed the day trading at $25.26 down -2.36% from the previous closing price of $25.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.98 million shares were traded. MTG stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.795 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.1448.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MTG, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
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 the company, Compass Point on February 05, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $27 from $24 previously.
On December 10, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $29 to $29.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Underperform on December 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $25.
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 Jul 01 ’25 when Miosi Salvatore A sold 30,000 shares for $28.15 per share. The transaction valued at 844,560 led to the insider holds 279,401 shares of the business.
Miosi Salvatore A bought 30,000 shares of MTG for $831,300 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 05 ’25, another insider, Miosi Salvatore A, who serves as the President & COO of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $26.04 each. As a result, the insider received 781,110 and left with 309,401 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, MTG now has a Market Capitalization of 5997658624 and an Enterprise Value of 7048305152. As of this moment, MGIC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.779 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.818.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTG is 0.90, which has changed by 0.106438875 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1116153 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MTG has reached a high of $28.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.71%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MTG traded about 1.99M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MTG traded about 2873950 shares per day. A total of 240.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 232.40M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.66% stake in the company. Shares short for MTG as of 1749772800 were 6179848 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1747267200 on 8995358. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6179848 and a Short% of Float of 3.66.
Dividends & Splits
MTG’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.52, up from 0.505 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01952068The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.18. The current Payout Ratio is 16.95% for MTG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1746662400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-06-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
