Q2 EPS Estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas Raised by Analyst

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Capital One Financial raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report released on Tuesday, May 6th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.54 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $350.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $337.83 million. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 20.74% and a net margin of 27.82%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. 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. Williams Trading set a $29.00 target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $27.00 to $26.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Magnolia Oil & Gas presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.21.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSE MGY opened at $21.97 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.18. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 12 month low of $19.09 and a 12 month high of $29.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.38, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 62.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,653,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,383,000 after acquiring an additional 636,049 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 21.9% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 34,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $846,000 after buying an additional 6,225 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,015,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,238,000 after buying an additional 184,793 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 422,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,938,000 after buying an additional 5,455 shares during the period. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. grew its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 11,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Christopher G. Stavros acquired 2,500 shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $22.05 per share, for a total transaction of $55,125.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 892,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,676,802.60. This trade represents a 0.28 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.85%.

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.