In the past week, MDU stock has gone down by -4.41%, with a monthly decline of -3.83% and a quarterly plunge of -11.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.20%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.92% for MDU Resources Group Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.56% for MDU’s stock, with a -1.39% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) Right Now?
MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.68x compared to its average ratio. MDU has 36-month beta value of 0.79. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MDU is 197.82M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.53% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MDU on April 10, 2025 was 2.05M shares.
MDU) stock’s latest price update
The stock of MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE: MDU) has decreased by -1.41 when compared to last closing price of 16.28.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -4.41% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-14 that BISMARCK, N.D., Feb. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire a 49% ownership interest in the Badger Wind Farm.
Analysts’ Opinion of MDU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MDU stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for MDU by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for MDU in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $18 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MDU reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for MDU stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 05th, 2024.
Siebert Williams Shank gave a rating of “Buy” to MDU, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
MDU Trading at -4.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MDU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.20%, as shares sank -2.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.34% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MDU fell by -4.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -37.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.64. In addition, MDU Resources Group Inc saw -10.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MDU starting from JOHNSON DENNIS W, who purchase 30,000 shares at the price of $16.64 back on Feb 10 ’25. After this action, JOHNSON DENNIS W now owns 180,166 shares of MDU Resources Group Inc, valued at $499,200 using the latest closing price.
Johnson Rob L., the President-WBI Holdings of MDU Resources Group Inc, purchase 36,291 shares at $25.46 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’24, which means that Johnson Rob L. is holding 41,934 shares at $923,970 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MDU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for MDU Resources Group Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 10.51, with 3.89 for asset returns.
Based on MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 507.09 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
To put it simply, MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
