Q3 EPS Forecast for Magnolia Oil & Gas Raised by Analyst

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Capital One Financial raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $331.45 million.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Truist Financial increased their price target on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Siebert Williams Shank lowered shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $30.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.58.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MGY opened at $24.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47. The business has a 50-day moving average of $25.64 and a 200-day moving average of $25.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.33, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.00. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a fifty-two week low of $19.16 and a fifty-two week high of $29.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

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

Magnolia Oil & Gas Dividend Announcement

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