Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) Receives $27.50 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGYGet Free Report) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $27.50.

MGY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 6th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $33.00 to $29.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 13th.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas during the first quarter worth $27,000. CI Investments Inc. bought a new position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky bought a new position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas during the second quarter worth about $51,000. State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 38.8% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 246.3% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,773 shares in the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Down 0.2 %

MGY opened at $22.25 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.41 and a beta of 2.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 3.10 and a current ratio of 3.10. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.37. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a twelve month low of $18.17 and a twelve month high of $27.57.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGYGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 1st. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $280.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $291.74 million. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 35.63% and a net margin of 46.81%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Magnolia Oil & Gas will post 2.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 10th were issued a dividend of $0.115 per share. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 9th. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.26%.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Company Profile

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Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the United States. Its properties are located primarily in Karnes County and the Giddings area in South Texas principally comprising the Eagle Ford Shale and the Austin Chalk formation.

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