MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) Issues 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 -.

MDU Resources Group Stock Up 1.8 %

MDU stock opened at $17.98 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $18.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.68. MDU Resources Group has a twelve month low of $14.91 and a twelve month high of $30.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.22, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.80.

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.01. MDU Resources Group had a return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 8.92%. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $969.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.29 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that MDU Resources Group will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MDU Resources Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. MDU Resources Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MDU has been the subject of several analyst reports. Siebert Williams Shank raised shares of 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 assumed coverage on MDU Resources Group in a report on Friday, January 3rd. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on MDU Resources Group in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. They set a “hold” rating and a $18.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Bank of America raised MDU Resources Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $31.00 to $17.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, MDU Resources Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.00.

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.