In a filing, MDU Resources Group Inc revealed its President-WBI Holdings Johnson Rob L. acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.92 million on May 07 ’24. In the deal valued at $25.46 per share,36,291 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Johnson Rob L. now holds 41,934 shares worth roughly $0.77 million.
Then, Rosenthal Dale bought 375 shares, generating $8,456 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $22.55, the Director now owns 16,499 shares.
Jefferies initiated its MDU Resources Group Inc [MDU] rating to a Hold in a research note published on January 08, 2025; the price target was $18. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early November from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Siebert Williams Shank also remained covering MDU and has increased its forecast on November 04, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. BofA Securities revised its rating on October 21, 2024. It rated MDU as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MDU
On Friday, MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE:MDU] saw its stock fall -0.22% to $18.41. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.84%. MDU Resources Group Inc shares have risen nearly 2.16% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 75.54% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $20.39 was reached on 01/17/25, a 52-week low of $10.41 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $18.54, while 200 days put it at $23.89.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MDU Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 18.11, which if violated will result in even more drops to 17.82. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 18.80. A further resistance level may holdings at 19.20. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 53.69, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.24, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 32.67%. Stochastics %K at 73.14% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in MDU Resources Group Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in MDU Resources Group Inc stocks on 2024-12-31, growing by 0.68 million shares to a total of 5.31 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-29 was 4.63 million shares. There was a rise of 12.89%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
