Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. MDU Resources Group Inc shares valued at $499,200 were purchased by JOHNSON DENNIS W on Feb 10 ’25. At $16.64 per share, JOHNSON DENNIS W acquired 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 180,166 shares worth approximately $3.04 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Johnson Rob L. purchased 36,291 shares, netting a total of over 923,970 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $25.46 each, the insider now holds 41,934 shares.
Before that, Rosenthal Dale had added 375 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $8,456, the Director bought MDU Resources Group Inc shares for $22.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 375 shares, worth approximately $0.28 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Jefferies on January 08, 2025, MDU Resources Group Inc [MDU] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $18. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of November 04, 2024, Siebert Williams Shank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for MDU. Earlier on October 21, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MDU stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing MDU Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.82%. Over the course of the year, MDU Resources Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -6.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $18.91 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $16.43 on 02/10/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $17.97, while a 200-day SMA reached $23.15. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.73 million shares from 1.65 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.67. In the upper region, resistance lies at 16.97. The next price resistance is at 17.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.32, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 75.52%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
