Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.17 EPS

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.17, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $387.54 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $357.31 million. Mach Natural Resources had a return on equity of 19.47% and a net margin of 10.40%.

Mach Natural Resources Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:MNR traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $13.41. 170,640 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 332,697. Mach Natural Resources has a 1 year low of $10.46 and a 1 year high of $15.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.37. The firm has a market cap of $2.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97 and a beta of -0.24.

Mach Natural Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 26th were issued a $0.53 dividend. This is an increase from Mach Natural Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 26th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.8%. Mach Natural Resources’s payout ratio is presently 220.83%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MNR. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mach Natural Resources by 120.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,814,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,320,000 after buying an additional 2,084,511 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in Mach Natural Resources in the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,630,000. &PARTNERS grew its position in Mach Natural Resources by 454.1% in the 4th quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 270,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,980,000 after acquiring an additional 221,958 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in Mach Natural Resources during the second quarter worth about $1,931,000. Finally, Raffles Associates LP purchased a new stake in Mach Natural Resources during the fourth quarter worth about $1,270,000. 78.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Mach Natural Resources from $22.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Mach Natural Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Mach Natural Resources in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Mach Natural Resources in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mach Natural Resources has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $20.00.

Mach Natural Resources Company Profile

Mach Natural Resources LP, an independent upstream oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. It also owns a portfolio of midstream assets, as well as owns plants and water infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.