Q2 EPS Estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas Reduced by Analyst

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note issued on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 also recently commented on MGY. Mizuho boosted 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. Siebert Williams Shank lowered shares of 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 restated a “hold” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $26.00 to $22.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.58.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Up 1.3 %

MGY stock opened at $25.78 on Monday. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 52 week low of $19.16 and a 52 week high of $29.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $5.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $25.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.50.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted 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 worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 23,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $576,000 after purchasing an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 52,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,290,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 1.8% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 36,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $931,000 after buying an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.02%. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.74%.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Company Profile

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.