Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for MGY FY2025 Earnings

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE:MGY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report released on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.75 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.76. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.51 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Mizuho set a $29.00 target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $29.00 price target on Magnolia Oil & Gas and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.50.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of MGY stock opened at $21.86 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. The firm has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a PE ratio of 12.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50-day moving average of $22.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.30. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 1-year low of $19.09 and a 1-year high of $26.84.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41. The firm had revenue of $324.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $322.52 million. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 18.10% and a net margin of 25.90%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.52 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in Magnolia Oil & Gas in the first quarter valued at $506,000. State of Wyoming increased its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 5,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 11.1% in the 1st quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 27,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after purchasing an additional 2,776 shares in the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the 1st quarter valued at about $4,312,000. Finally, Perbak Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the 1st quarter valued at about $283,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.52%.

Key Stores Impacting Magnolia Oil & Gas

Here are the key news stories impacting Magnolia Oil & Gas this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q1 2027 EPS estimate to $0.51 from $0.50 — a small upward revision that could slightly support near-term expectations for the next quarter. Zacks Research Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks trimmed its FY2027 EPS projection marginally to $1.98 from $1.99; the change is immaterial in size but signals cautiousness about longer-term growth versus the consensus of $2.10. Zacks Research Note
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks issued a string of downward revisions across quarters and fiscal years: Q4 2025 cut to $0.36 (from $0.37); Q2 2026 to $0.37 (from $0.39); Q3 2026 to $0.40 (from $0.43); Q4 2026 to $0.46 (from $0.47); FY2026 lowered to $1.61 (from $1.69); FY2025 to $1.75 (from $1.76); and Q3 2027 set at $0.48. These multiple cuts materially reduce Zacks’ near-term earnings outlook and are the primary negative driver in today’s trading. Zacks Research Note

Magnolia Oil & Gas Company Profile

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE: MGY) is an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition, development and optimization of onshore oil and gas assets in South Texas. Headquartered in Houston, the company concentrates its efforts on the Eagle Ford Shale, where it holds significant working interests in key producing counties.

The company’s core operations center on horizontal drilling and multi-stage completions designed to extract light crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs).