Q3 EPS Estimates for MGY Cut by Capital One Financial

Magnolia Oil & Gas Co. (NYSE:MGY) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 31st. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on MGY. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Siebert Williams Shank downgraded shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $30.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.67.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Price Performance

NYSE MGY opened at $25.00 on Monday. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 12 month low of $19.16 and a 12 month high of $27.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.98 billion, a PE ratio of 12.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.99. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.28.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $333.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $331.45 million. Magnolia Oil & Gas had a net margin of 28.88% and a return on equity of 20.78%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Magnolia Oil & Gas

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 37.1% during the first quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 521,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,387,000 after acquiring an additional 141,046 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp bought a new position in Magnolia Oil & Gas during the first quarter valued at approximately $4,207,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 16.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,757,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,654,000 after acquiring an additional 2,956,314 shares in the last quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC lifted its stake in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 80.6% in the third quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 87,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,140,000 after acquiring an additional 39,098 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in the 1st quarter valued at $762,000. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Magnolia Oil & Gas news, Director Ltd. Enervest sold 7,000,000 shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.86, for a total transaction of $181,020,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 2,099,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $54,290,561.58. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th will be paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.