What is Zacks Research’s 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 expects that the company will post earnings of $1.75 per share for the year, down from their previous 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 research firms also recently weighed in on MGY. KeyCorp set a $29.00 price target on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Mizuho set a $29.00 price objective on Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report on Friday, December 12th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.50.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Performance

MGY opened at $22.09 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.32. 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 stock has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a PE ratio of 12.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.93. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.41. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 18.10% and a net margin of 25.90%.The firm had revenue of $324.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $322.52 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.52 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 236.2% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the third quarter valued at $31,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 165.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 864 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 90.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 1,051 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. 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 is currently 33.52%.

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).