MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 12th

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a dividend of 0.14 per share by the utilities provider on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th.

MDU Resources Group has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years. MDU Resources Group has a dividend payout ratio of 53.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect MDU Resources Group to earn $1.01 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.56 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 55.4%.

MDU Resources Group Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:MDU opened at $20.24 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.14 billion, a PE ratio of 21.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.75. MDU Resources Group has a 1 year low of $15.04 and a 1 year high of $21.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $20.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.98.

MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37. MDU Resources Group had a net margin of 10.15% and a return on equity of 7.00%. The firm had revenue of $534.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $560.72 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. MDU Resources Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.930-1.000 EPS. Analysts predict that MDU Resources Group will post 0.94 EPS for the current year.

About MDU Resources Group

MDU Resources Group, Inc is a diversified energy and services holding company headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. The company operates through two primary segments: Utilities and Construction Services and Pipelines & Midstream. Serving a broad geographic footprint across the upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, MDU provides essential energy distribution and infrastructure services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The Utilities segment delivers electric and natural gas distribution services in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Washington.