Q1 EPS Estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas Boosted by Analyst

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.40. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

MGY has been the subject of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $27.00 to $26.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Magnolia Oil & Gas presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.58.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Price Performance

Shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas stock opened at $24.19 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a fifty-two week low of $19.53 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $24.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.41. The company has a market cap of $4.75 billion, a PE ratio of 11.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 174.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 34,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $851,000 after purchasing an additional 22,171 shares during the last quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC boosted its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 80.6% in the 3rd quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 87,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,140,000 after purchasing an additional 39,098 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the 3rd quarter valued at about $353,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,252,000. Finally, Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 30.6% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 313,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,662,000 after purchasing an additional 73,431 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Magnolia Oil & Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.74%.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Company Profile

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil and natural gas properties. It operates assets located in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations in South Texas. The company was founded on February 14, 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.