A share price of MDU Resources Group Inc [MDU] is currently trading at $19.69, up 1.44%. 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 1.23% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.13%, 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 October 16, 2025, when TD Cowen initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $20. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on September 19, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $20. On January 08, 2025, Jefferies initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $18 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $17 on November 05, 2024. Siebert Williams Shank upgraded its rating to a Buy but $19 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 04, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 21, 2024, and upped its price target to $31. In a note dated May 20, 2024, Argus upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $30.
MDU Resources Group Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $15.04 and $20.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $22 within the next 12 months. MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE: MDU] shares were valued at $19.69 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.73% based on the average MDU price forecast.
Analyzing the MDU fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE:MDU] were 2.61B which represents -66.48% decline. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.8.
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 19.41 points at the first support level, and at 19.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.88, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.07.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE:MDU] is 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 1.54, the price to book ratio is 1.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.72.
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.
