Q3 EPS Estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas Cut by KeyCorp

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (NYSE:MGY) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.44. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $29.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Magnolia Oil & Gas’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

MGY has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Citigroup reissued a “sell” rating on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, William Blair started coverage on shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas in a research note on Monday, August 25th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Magnolia Oil & Gas presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.33.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE MGY opened at $22.71 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.33 billion, a PE ratio of 11.89, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.24. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a 12-month low of $19.09 and a 12-month high of $29.02. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Magnolia Oil & Gas by 12.9% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 11,861,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $266,641,000 after buying an additional 1,358,878 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 12.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,365,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,541,000 after purchasing an additional 597,845 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 5.6% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,531,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,895,000 after purchasing an additional 238,356 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 26.0% in the second quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 4,003,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,005,000 after purchasing an additional 825,162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Magnolia Oil & Gas by 4.2% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,307,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,454,000 after purchasing an additional 132,564 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Magnolia Oil & Gas’s dividend payout ratio 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.