Q3 EPS Estimates for MGY Decreased by Capital One Financial

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE:MGY) – Capital One Financial lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note issued on Thursday, October 16th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.43 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.84 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on MGY. Citigroup reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, William Blair began coverage on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Monday, August 25th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $26.33.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE MGY opened at $22.78 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 1.44. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.99. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a twelve month low of $19.09 and a twelve month high of $29.02. The stock has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a PE ratio of 11.92, a PEG ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.24.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.03. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a net margin of 27.57% and a return on equity of 19.34%. The business had revenue of $318.98 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $311.58 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Magnolia Oil & Gas

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 236.2% during the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas during the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 165.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 90.5% during the second 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 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 Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.41%.

About Magnolia Oil & Gas

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.