Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for MGY

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Siebert Williams Shank cut Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $26.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.58.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of MGY opened at $24.90 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $25.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 12-month low of $19.16 and a 12-month high of $29.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.00.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a net margin of 28.88% and a return on equity of 20.78%. The business had revenue of $333.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $331.45 million.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.09%. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio is 25.74%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 4.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,700,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,300,000 after buying an additional 435,326 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,520,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,554,000 after acquiring an additional 627,933 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 2.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,107,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,332,000 after acquiring an additional 116,431 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 1.7% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,061,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,770,000 after purchasing an additional 50,351 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP grew its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 7.5% during the third quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 2,920,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,307,000 after purchasing an additional 203,514 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

About Magnolia Oil & Gas

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, 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.