Roth Capital Expects Higher Earnings for Magnolia Oil & Gas

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.08 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MGY. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $28.00 price objective (down from $29.00) on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Mizuho raised their target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Johnson Rice cut Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $27.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.58.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Up 1.4 %

MGY opened at $24.58 on Friday. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 1-year low of $21.49 and a 1-year high of $29.02. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.98. The business has a 50 day moving average of $24.24 and a 200-day moving average of $25.22.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.03. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 20.74% and a net margin of 27.82%. The company had revenue of $326.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.40 million.

Institutional Trading of Magnolia Oil & Gas

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the third quarter valued at $25,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 64.7% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 112.3% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a positive change from Magnolia Oil & Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.09%.

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.