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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MDU. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on MDU Resources Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. They set a “hold” rating and a $18.00 price objective for the company. Siebert Williams Shank raised MDU Resources Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Bank of America raised shares of MDU Resources Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $17.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on shares of MDU Resources Group in a report on Friday, January 3rd. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, MDU Resources Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.00.

MDU Resources Group Stock Down 2.2 %

MDU Resources Group stock traded down $0.36 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $16.57. The company had a trading volume of 1,958,120 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,120,936. MDU Resources Group has a fifty-two week low of $14.91 and a fifty-two week high of $30.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $18.33 and its 200-day moving average is $22.61.

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.03. MDU Resources Group had a return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 8.92%. On average, research analysts forecast that MDU Resources Group will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

MDU Resources Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. MDU Resources Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.67%.

MDU Resources Group Company Profile

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.