At the time of writing, MDU Resources Group Inc [MDU] stock is trading at $17.48, up 2.46%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MDU shares have gain 4.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.26%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE: MDU] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 19, 2025, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $20 for it. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Hold rating on January 08, 2025, and set its price target to $18. On November 05, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $17 on the stock. Siebert Williams Shank upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $19 on November 04, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $31 on October 21, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on May 20, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $30. In a note dated June 01, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $22.
For the past year, the stock price of MDU Resources Group Inc fluctuated between $14.82 and $20.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17.17 within the next 12 months. MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE: MDU] shares were valued at $17.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.77% based on the average MDU price forecast.
Analyzing the MDU fundamentals
According to MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE:MDU], the company’s sales were 2.61B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -66.48% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.75% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.35%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.41%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.8.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.24 points at the first support level, and at 16.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 17.74.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE:MDU] has a current ratio of 0.74. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.71, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.37, the price to book ratio is 1.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Vollmer Jason L, CFO, that happened on Sep 08 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. CFO, Vollmer Jason L completed a deal on Aug 19 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director JOHNSON DENNIS W bought 30000.0 shares on Feb 10 ’25.
