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The price of MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) closed at $16.84 in the last session, up 0.24% from day before closing price of $16.80. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded. MDU stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.615.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MDU’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 57.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 52.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 10 ’25 when JOHNSON DENNIS W bought 30,000 shares for $16.64 per share. The transaction valued at 499,200 led to the insider holds 180,166 shares of the business.
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 3440934144 and an Enterprise Value of 5575071744. As of this moment, MDU’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.022 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.434.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MDU is 0.78, which has changed by 0.22614765 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 $13.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.19%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MDU traded on average about 1.65M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1354620 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 204.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 197.99M. Insiders hold about 3.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.19% stake in the company. Shares short for MDU as of 1747267200 were 5857155 with a Short Ratio of 3.55, compared to 1744675200 on 6583509. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5857155 and a Short% of Float of 3.8.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MDU is 0.40, which was 0.515 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03064564The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.03. The current Payout Ratio is 37.13% for MDU, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-13 with an ex-dividend date of 1749686400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1805:1000 ratio.
