Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Forecast for MGY Earnings

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $326.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $327.40 million. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 20.74%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $28.00 target price (down previously from $29.00) on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Magnolia Oil & Gas from $28.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $27.00 to $26.00 in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Williams Trading set a $29.00 target price on Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.54.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of MGY opened at $20.28 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $23.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.80. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a one year low of $19.09 and a one year high of $29.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.51, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.57.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a boost from Magnolia Oil & Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.09%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Christopher G. Stavros purchased 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $22.05 per share, with a total value of $55,125.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 892,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,676,802.60. This trade represents a 0.28 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Magnolia Oil & Gas

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,090 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 112.3% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Magnolia Oil & Gas in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Quarry LP raised its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 1,047.8% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 1,949 shares during the period. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 506 shares in the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Company Profile

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of oil and natural gas properties. It operates assets located in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations in South Texas. The company was founded on February 14, 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.