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Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY): analyst forecast and price target
Price targets and ratings of
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy7 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 10 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
$31.60+24.7% upside
Based on 10 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $31.60, the highest $37.00, the lowest $27.00. The average is +24.7% from the last price of $25.35.
Highest target $37.00
Average target $31.60
Lowest target $27.00
Analyst ratings 31
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $29.00 → $30.00+3.4% | Buy | +18.3% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $28.00 → $27.00−3.6% | Buy | +6.5% | Upgrade | 16.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $29.00 → $28.00−3.4% | Buy | +10.5% | Upgrade | 16.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| Peyton Dorne★★★★★★★★★★#4594 · hits 67% · avg +9.1% | UBS | $34.00 → $35.00+2.9% | Buy | +38.1% | Assigned | 15.10.26on TipRanks 09:20 | −1.6%next day +4.5% | ↗ |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Upgrade | 15.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Upgrade | 15.10.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| Unknown Analyst | Scotiabank | $31.00 | Buy | +22.3% | Initiated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 02:05 | 0.0%next day −1.6% | ↗ |
| Hanwen Chang★★★★★★★★★★#2405 · hits 56% · avg +8.6% | Wells Fargo | $36.00 → $30.00−16.7% | Hold | +18.3% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:50 | 0.0%next day −1.6% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 21:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 21:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Upgrade | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 21:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 21:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $28.00 → $27.00−3.6% | Buy | +6.5% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 07:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $28.00 → $27.00−3.6% | Buy | +6.5% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 07:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $28.00 → $27.00−3.6% | Buy | +6.5% | Upgrade | 11.10.26on TipRanks 07:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $29.00 → $28.00−3.4% | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 07:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $28.00 → $29.00+3.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| Peyton Dorne★★★★★★★★★★#4594 · hits 67% · avg +9.1% | UBS | $34.00 | Buy | +34.1% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 08:55 | −2.2%next day +1.6% · 5 days +7.2% | ↗ |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 22:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Upgrade | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 22:05 | — | |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $33.00 → $36.00+9.1% | Buy | +42.0% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks Oct 9 08:10 | +1.0%next day −2.2% · 5 days +0.4% | ↗ |
| Name not given | — | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 07:45 | −1.0%next day −0.8% · 5 days +1.5% | ↗ |
| Hanwen Chang★★★★★★★★★★#2405 · hits 56% · avg +8.6% | Wells Fargo | $36.00 | Hold | +42.0% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 07:11 | −1.0%next day −0.8% · 5 days +1.5% | ↗ |
| Peyton Dorne★★★★★★★★★★#4594 · hits 67% · avg +9.1% | UBS | $34.00 | Buy | +34.1% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 10:15 | −0.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Daoud★★★★★★★★★★#12169 · hits 41% · avg −9.8% | Truist Financial | $34.00 → $35.00+2.9% | Buy | +38.1% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 07:35 | −0.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $26.00 → $27.00+3.8% | Buy | +6.5% | Upgrade | 02.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $27.00 → $28.00+3.7% | Buy | +10.5% | Upgrade | 02.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| Neal Dingmann★★★★★★★★★★#11544 · hits 41% · avg −2.5% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 13:25 | +2.3%next day −0.7% · 5 days +0.4% | ↗ |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | $29.00 | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 09:30 | +2.3%next day −0.7% · 5 days +0.4% | ↗ |
| Gabriele Sorbara★★★★★★★★★★#1092 · hits 57% · avg +7.9% | Siebert Williams Shank & Co | $32.00 | Buy | +26.2% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 08:50 | +2.3%next day −0.7% · 5 days +0.4% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $26.00 → $27.00+3.8% | Hold | +6.5% | Assigned | 30.09.26on TipRanks Oct 1 05:50 | −0.3%next day +2.3% · 5 days +1.7% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $27.00 | Buy | +6.5% | Reiterated | 30.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $27.00 | Buy | +6.5% | Reiterated | 30.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $27.00 | Buy | +6.5% | Upgrade | 30.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $27.00 → $26.00−3.7% | Buy | +2.6% | Upgrade | 30.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $28.00 → $27.00−3.6% | Buy | +6.5% | Upgrade | 30.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $28.00 | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 30.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 12:20 | +1.4%next day −3.1% · 5 days −2.3% | ↗ |
| Gabriele Sorbara★★★★★★★★★★#1092 · hits 57% · avg +7.9% | Siebert Williams Shank & Co | $30.00 → $32.00+6.7% | Buy | +26.2% | Upgrade | 23.09.26on TipRanks 06:50 | +2.4%next day +1.4% · 5 days −3.1% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Daoud★★★★★★★★★★#12169 · hits 41% · avg −9.8% | Truist Financial | $33.00 → $34.00+3.0% | Buy | +34.1% | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks 07:20 | −5.2%next day −1.0% · 5 days −1.2% | ↗ |
| Tim Moore CFA★★★★★★★★★★#12043 · hits 42% · avg −8.9% | Clear Street | $37.00 | Buy | +46.0% | Reiterated | 16.09.26on TipRanks 07:10 | −8.1%next day −2.7% · 5 days −8.5% | ↗ |
| Peyton Dorne★★★★★★★★★★#4594 · hits 67% · avg +9.1% | UBS | $34.00 | Buy | +34.1% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks Sep 14 05:40 | −0.7%next day 0.0% · 5 days −9.2% | ↗ |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $32.00 → $33.00+3.1% | Buy | +30.2% | Upgrade | 08.09.26on TipRanks 06:25 | +2.9%next day +1.8% · 5 days +5.2% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Seaport Global | $27.00 | Hold | +6.5% | Initiated | 02.09.26on TipRanks Sep 7 09:51 | −1.5%next day −1.7% · 5 days +2.1% | ↗ |
| Noah Hungness★★★★★★★★★★#7672 · hits 43% · avg +0.4% | Bank of America Securities | $36.00 | Hold | +42.0% | Reiterated | 02.09.26on TipRanks 06:35 | −1.5%next day −1.7% · 5 days +2.1% | ↗ |
| Charles Meade★★★★★★★★★★#2614 · hits 51% · avg +15.4% | Johnson Rice | $33.00 → $32.00−3.0% | Buy | +26.2% | Upgrade | 17.08.26on TipRanks 08:27 | +2.6%next day +1.1% · 5 days +2.8% | ↗ |
| Tim Rezvan★★★★★★★★★★#11862 · hits 40% · avg −4.8% | KeyBanc | $38.00 | Buy | +49.9% | Reiterated | 12.08.26on TipRanks 02:15 | +1.1%next day −2.6% · 5 days +4.7% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $36.00 → $37.00+2.8% | Buy | +46.0% | Assigned | 11.08.26on TipRanks 07:35 | +0.3%next day +1.1% · 5 days +3.8% | ↗ |
| Paul Diamond CFA★★★★★★★★★★#5993 · hits 47% · avg +1.6% | Citi | $29.00 → $27.00−6.9% | Hold | +6.5% | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 06:30 | +0.3%next day +1.1% · 5 days +3.8% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $26.00 | Hold | +2.6% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks Aug 6 10:56 | −3.3%next day +4.5% · 5 days +11.6% | ↗ |
| Neal Dingmann★★★★★★★★★★#11544 · hits 41% · avg −2.5% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 17:15 | +4.5%next day +0.7% · 5 days +4.0% | ↗ |
| William Janela★★★★★★★★★★#1847 · hits 50% · avg +9.5% | Mizuho Securities | $35.00 → $33.00−5.7% | Buy | +30.2% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks 21:03 | +1.9%next day −1.8% · 5 days −3.3% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $35.00 → $33.00−5.7% | Buy | +30.2% | Reiterated | 21.07.26on TipRanks Jul 22 21:03 | −2.6%next day +2.2% · 5 days −5.7% | ↗ |
| Mark Lear★★★★★★★★★★#1201 · hits 58% · avg +7.2% | Piper Sandler | $28.00 → $31.00+10.7% | Hold | +22.3% | Reiterated | 12.03.26on TipRanks 06:10 | +1.1%next day +2.5% · 5 days +6.7% | ↗ |
| Subash Chandra★★★★★★★★★★#1262 · hits 48% · avg +10.5% | Benchmark Co. | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 21.01.26on TipRanks 07:50 | +3.6%next day −0.4% · 5 days +4.8% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Magnolia Oil & Gas
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
Most accurate
1 year
Gabriele Sorbara★★★★★★★★★★Siebert Williams Shank & Co · #1092
Hits 57%278 of 489
Average return +7.9%
2 years
Gabriele Sorbara★★★★★★★★★★Siebert Williams Shank & Co · #1092
Hits 57%278 of 489
Average return +7.9%
Most profitable
How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $32.60 at a price of $23.49 (+38.8%); now: $32.44 at $25.35 (+28.0%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Hold | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 04.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.59 (from $0.27 to $0.95). Last quarter: $0.97.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $467M (from $408M to $501M). Last quarter: $479M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Energy
About Magnolia Oil & Gas
- CEO: Christopher G. Stavros
- Employees: 262
- Nine Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX, 77046, US
- www.magnoliaoilgas.com
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation is an energy company engaged in the full lifecycle of hydrocarbon resource management: acquisition, development, exploration, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) within the United States. Its operational focus is primarily situated in South Texas, specifically within Karnes County and the Giddings Field, where its assets primarily tap into the rich Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk geological formations. According to its December 31, 2021, filing, the company's holdings comprised a substantial leasehold of 471,263 net acres. This total was broken down into 23,785 net acres in Karnes and a larger 447,478 net acres within the Giddings region. In addition, it managed 1,292 net wells, which collectively yielded a production capacity of 66,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company began its operations in 2017.
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