The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. MDU Resources Group Inc shares valued at $80,375 were purchased by Vollmer Jason L on Sep 08 ’25. At $16.07 per share, Vollmer Jason L acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 344,548 shares worth approximately $6.7 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Vollmer Jason L purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 81,375 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $16.27 each, the insider now holds 339,548 shares.
Before that, JOHNSON DENNIS W had added 30,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $499,200, the Director bought MDU Resources Group Inc shares for $16.64 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 30,000 shares, worth approximately $3.5 million.
As published in their initiating research note from TD Cowen on October 16, 2025, MDU Resources Group Inc [MDU] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $20. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of January 08, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Hold” rating for MDU. Earlier on November 05, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for MDU stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing MDU Stock Performance
On last trading session, MDU Resources Group Inc [NYSE: MDU] plunged -2.11% to $19.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.39, but it reached a high of $20.015 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.26%. Over the course of the year, MDU Resources Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 22.05%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.13 on 10/27/25 and a 52-week low of $15.04 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 18.99. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.85. The next price resistance is at 20.25. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.22 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is MDU Resources Group Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MDU Resources Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 3.02 million shares to 9.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 6.68 million shares. A jump of 31.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.51.
Which companies own the most shares of MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU)?
In terms of MDU Resources Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 22 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.72% from the previous closing price of $19.87. Analysts anticipate MDU Resources Group Inc stock to reach 22 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 22. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked MDU Resources Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 04, 2024, Siebert Williams Shank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $19.
