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Company snapshot — Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp

MGY in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Magnolia Oil & Gas is an independent operator that acquires, develops and produces oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the United States. Its acreage sits mainly in Karnes County and the Giddings area of South Texas, across the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Where it sits in the stack
Magnolia carries no seat in our index. It sits in the Energy sector of our universe, in the Oil & Gas E&P sleeve, alongside other shale-focused producers.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group lists no comparison set for Magnolia. The market often names it alongside other Eagle Ford operators such as EOG Resources.
Why Closelook tracks it
Magnolia holds no Closelook index seat and carries no score yet. The diary notes it only through its chart readings, without edition mentions or quotes on record.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether output from Karnes County and Giddings holds up given the recent pullback from its highs and its slip below both moving averages.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (MGY) trades on US exchanges, classified under Energy.

The Closelook company score reads 62/100 composite (momentum 24, quality 79, valuation 70) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MGY, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Siebert Williams, 2026-09-23

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for MGY from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Siebert Williams — target 32 Target set to $32 (+33.2% to spot) 2026-09-23

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas E&P · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas E&P · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against MGY on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.70%, quarterly · buybacks 205 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What MGY pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.66 USD per share · a 2.70% yield on the 2026-09-23 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-23
  • Change on the year +46.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.45 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.18 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-10
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.60 USD (partial) · 2026: 0.51 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-02-14
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 113 m USD 28% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 205 m USD 2.9% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.5% in FY2025 27 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 319 m USD · 78% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta −1.30 to TLT · on the worst bond days it held up better than the market

How it trades on rate days

How MGY has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year −1.30 — moves strongly against bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp moved −1.30% on average · correlation −0.36 · higher than 1% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months −1.92 less rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days +1.66% on average against −0.76% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +1.67% TLT −1.58% that day 2026-09-23

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 65/100 · S&P 500 fund at 68, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-23
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +9.3% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-23
  • Sector × region Energy in US: −2.0% week · −0.6% month · +17.1% quarter · +12.9% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLE.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-23
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.60 · up 0.32 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-23

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-24

Quick answers

What is Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (MGY)?

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp trades as MGY on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Energy in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-24.

Is MGY in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-24.

What is Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp's Closelook composite score?

62 out of 100, with momentum 24, quality 79 and valuation 70 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-24. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does MGY trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -6.4% vs the 50-day and -7.7% vs the 200-day average, 24.5% below the 52-week high and +18.2% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 25 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-23 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp do?

Magnolia Oil & Gas is an independent operator that acquires, develops and produces oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the United States. Its acreage sits mainly in Karnes County and the Giddings area of South Texas, across the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Houston, Texas. Closelook's peer group lists no comparison set for Magnolia. The market often names it alongside other Eagle Ford operators such as EOG Resources.

Where does Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp sit in the AI build-out?

Magnolia carries no seat in our index. It sits in the Energy sector of our universe, in the Oil & Gas E&P sleeve, alongside other shale-focused producers. Magnolia holds no Closelook index seat and carries no score yet. The diary notes it only through its chart readings, without edition mentions or quotes on record.

Does Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp pay a dividend?

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp has paid 0.66 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.70% on the 2026-09-23 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.18 USD on 2026-08-10. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 113 m USD in dividends and bought back 205 m USD of its own shares, 78% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp had a beta of −1.30 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly against bonds, higher than 1% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved +1.66% on average, against −0.76% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp recently?

The most recent analyst action on Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp on the Closelook wire is a price target by Siebert Williams on 2026-09-23 (target 32). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MGY, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas E&P. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.