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4.70BMarket Cap
24.13P/E TTM

MDU Resources Group Inc

22.490
+0.010+0.04%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of MDU Resources Group Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

Key Insights

MDU Resources Group Inc's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 1 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 22.17.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

MDU Resources Group Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
1 / 12
Overall Ranking
36 / 4494
Industry
Multiline Utilities

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

MDU Resources Group Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
MDU Resources Group Inc. provides electric and natural gas distribution services across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. The Company's segments include electric, natural gas distribution and pipeline. Its electric segment provides electric service at retail, serving residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers in approximately 185 communities and adjacent rural areas. It has interests in approximately 14 electric generating units at 11 facilities and two small portable diesel generators. Its natural gas distribution segment sells natural gas at retail, serving residential, commercial and industrial customers in approximately 339 communities and adjacent rural areas across eight states. Its pipeline segment operates a more than 3,800-mile natural gas pipeline network and storage system, ensuring energy delivery across the Northern Plains. Its underground storage fields provide natural gas storage services to local distribution companies, industrial customers and others.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 57.87%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 57.87%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 24.13, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 200.34M shares, increasing 1.64% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 3.09K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
22.167
Target Price
-1.35%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current financial score of MDU Resources Group Inc is 7.15, ranking 7 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 606.00M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 10.20%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 1.42%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.15
Change
0

Financials

7.67

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.65

Operational Efficiency

6.84

Growth Potential

8.54

Shareholder Returns

6.02

MDU Resources Group Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current valuation score of MDU Resources Group Inc is 8.60, ranking 3 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. Its current P/E ratio is 24.13, which is 6.59% below the recent high of 25.72 and 79.04% above the recent low of 5.06.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.60
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 1/12
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current earnings forecast score of MDU Resources Group Inc is 8.00, ranking 3 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. The average price target is 21.00, with a high of 23.00 and a low of 18.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
22.167
Target Price
-1.35%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

15
Total
16
Median
12
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
MDU Resources Group Inc
MDU
8
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc
PEG
22
Sempra
SRE
19
CenterPoint Energy Inc
CNP
18
CMS Energy Corp
CMS
17
Ameren Corp
AEE
16
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current price momentum score of MDU Resources Group Inc is 9.24, ranking 1 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 23.16 and the support level at 21.48, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.28
Change
-0.04

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(3)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.022
Buy
RSI(14)
62.113
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
74.366
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.557
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
89.575
Neutral
Williams %R
20.238
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.226
Sell
StochRSI(14)
53.469
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
22.452
Buy
MA10
22.327
Buy
MA20
22.043
Buy
MA50
21.373
Buy
MA100
20.767
Buy
MA200
19.509
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current institutional shareholding score of MDU Resources Group Inc is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 97.87%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 14.11%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 23.46M shares, representing 11.46% of shares outstanding, with 0.23% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
24.14M
+0.89%
Barrow Hanley Global Investors
Star Investors
12.89M
+41.26%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
10.03M
+2.74%
EARNEST Partners, LLC
9.95M
+678.23%
State Street Investment Management (US)
7.12M
+4.11%
Managed Account Advisors LLC
5.78M
+825.16%
SEI Investments Management Corporation
5.32M
+412.86%
First Trust Advisors L.P.
4.44M
+2442.72%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Multiline Utilities domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of MDU Resources Group Inc is 9.45, ranking 10 out of 12 in the Multiline Utilities industry. The company's beta value is 0.76. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.45
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.76
VaR
+2.15%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+10.45%
240-Day Volatility
+22.91%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.91%
120 days
+2.91%
5 years
+7.15%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.68%
120 days
-4.14%
5 years
-8.49%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.13
120 days
+0.70
5 years
+0.78

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+10.45%
3 years
+22.62%
5 years
+24.43%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.05
3 years
+1.47
5 years
+0.70
Skewness
240 days
-0.61
3 years
-0.14
5 years
-0.26

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+22.91%
5 years
+23.94%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.70%
5 years
+1.29%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+88.94%
240 days
+88.94%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+13.12%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+16.56%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.83%
120 days
+0.97%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-18.50%
60 days
-12.24%
120 days
+2.56%

Peer Comparison

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7.63 /10
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