Q3 EPS Forecast for Magnolia Oil & Gas Cut by Analyst

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report issued on Thursday, October 31st. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $1.99 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on MGY. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $26.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Susquehanna reduced their target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $33.00 to $32.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank downgraded Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $30.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.67.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of MGY stock opened at $25.72 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.73, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.47. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a fifty-two week low of $19.16 and a fifty-two week high of $27.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $25.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.35.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $333.14 million during 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%.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is 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 (DPR) is 25.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Magnolia Oil & Gas

In other Magnolia Oil & Gas news, Director Ltd. Enervest sold 7,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.86, for a total value of $181,020,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 2,099,403 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,290,561.58. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MGY. Atria Investments Inc increased its stake in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after purchasing an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 36,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $931,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd grew its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 804 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 6.6% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 889 shares during the period. Finally, Fulton Bank N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 10.3% during the second quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 10,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after buying an additional 968 shares in the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.