MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.880-0.980 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.290. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on MDU. Siebert Williams Shank raised MDU Resources Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $19.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. StockNews.com cut shares of MDU Resources Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of MDU Resources Group in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of MDU Resources Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $17.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, MDU Resources Group has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $21.00.

MDU Resources Group Price Performance

MDU Resources Group stock traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $16.46. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,434,377 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,095,094. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.15. MDU Resources Group has a fifty-two week low of $14.91 and a fifty-two week high of $30.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 11.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.80. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $18.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.48.

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.03. MDU Resources Group had a net margin of 7.31% and a return on equity of 10.20%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that MDU Resources Group will post 0.95 earnings per share for the current year.

MDU Resources Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.16%. MDU Resources Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 37.68%.

About MDU Resources Group

MDU Resources Group, Inc engages in the regulated energy delivery, and construction materials and services businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Electric, Natural Gas Distribution, Pipeline, and Construction Services. The Electric segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming; and operates 3,400 miles of transmission lines, 4,800 miles of distribution lines, and 82 transmission and 298 distribution substations.