MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.930-1.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.980.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MDU has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded MDU Resources Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $27.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of MDU Resources Group in a report on Monday, July 13th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of MDU Resources Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.75.

MDU Resources Group Stock Performance

MDU stock traded down $1.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $18.57. The company had a trading volume of 4,371,774 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,776,563. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.55, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 0.66. MDU Resources Group has a one year low of $18.24 and a one year high of $22.98. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.56.

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $347.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $346.63 million. MDU Resources Group had a net margin of 10.75% and a return on equity of 6.89%. The business’s revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.09 EPS. MDU Resources Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.930-1.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that MDU Resources Group will post 0.98 EPS for the current year.

MDU Resources Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a $0.1450 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $0.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. This is a boost from MDU Resources Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. MDU Resources Group’s payout ratio is 61.05%.

MDU Resources Group Company Profile

MDU Resources Group, Inc is a regulated energy delivery company headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. Through its utility and pipeline businesses, the company provides electric and natural gas services to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers.

Montana-Dakota Utilities operates electric generation, transmission and distribution systems, as well as natural gas distribution networks, across parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Great Plains Natural Gas provides natural gas service in portions of Minnesota.