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MGE Energy (MGEE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$92.92 -0.04 (-0.04%)
Closing price 04/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$92.98 +0.06 (+0.07%)
As of 04/1/2025 06:26 PM Eastern
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About MGE Energy Stock (NASDAQ:MGEE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$92.01
$93.22
50-Day Range
$85.70
$94.13
52-Week Range
$72.27
$109.22
Volume
121,756 shs
Average Volume
145,919 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.39 billion
P/E Ratio
28.42
Dividend Yield
1.94%
Price Target
$80.00
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

MGE Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company primarily in the United States. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility Operations; Regulated Gas Utility Operations; Nonregulated Energy Operations; Transmission Investments; and All Other segments. The company generates, purchases, and distributes electricity and natural gas in Wisconsin and Iowa; owns and leases electric generating capacity; and plans, constructs, operates, maintains, and expands transmission facilities to provide transmission power services. It generates electricity from coal-fired, gas-fired, and renewable energy sources. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 835 miles of overhead electric distribution lines; 1,330 miles of underground electric distribution cables; 49 substations with an installed capacity of 1.2 million kVA; and gas facilities, including 3,066 miles of distribution mains, as well as supplied electric service to approximately 163,000 customers. MGE Energy, Inc. founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

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MGE Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

MGEE MarketRank™: 

MGE Energy scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MGE Energy has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MGE Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for MGE Energy are expected to grow by 11.95% in the coming year, from $3.43 to $3.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MGE Energy is 28.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MGE Energy is 28.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.34.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MGE Energy has a P/B Ratio of 2.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.71% of the float of MGE Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MGE Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MGE Energy has recently decreased by 10.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    MGE Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.95%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    MGE Energy has been increasing its dividend for 49 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of MGE Energy is 54.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, MGE Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.87% next year. This indicates that MGE Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.71% of the float of MGE Energy has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    MGE Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in MGE Energy has recently decreased by 10.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    MGE Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added MGE Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, MGE Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $40,510.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.19% of the stock of MGE Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    52.58% of the stock of MGE Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about MGE Energy's insider trading history.
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MGEE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MGE Energy's stock was trading at $93.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MGEE shares have decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at $92.92.
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MGE Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGEE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.23. The utilities provider had revenue of $171.42 million for the quarter. MGE Energy had a net margin of 17.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.18%.

Shares of MGEE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MGE Energy investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend
2/28/2025
Record date for 3/15 Dividend
3/01/2025
Dividend Payable
3/15/2025
Today
4/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric, gas & sanitary services
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MGEE
Employees
700
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$80.00
High Stock Price Target
$80.00
Low Stock Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-13.9%
Consensus Rating
Sell
Rating Score (0-4)
1.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
28.42
Forward P/E Ratio
27.09
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$117.70 million
Pretax Margin
19.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$676.94 million
Cash Flow
$6.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.11
Book Value
$31.53 per share
Price / Book
2.95

Miscellaneous

Free Float
36,139,000
Market Cap
$3.39 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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