MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) Stock

MGE Energy

MGE Energy provides electric service to 161,000 customers and natural gas service to 173,000 customers in Madison, Wisconsin, and surrounding areas. Nearly 90% of customers are residential. The company also owns a 3.6% stake in American Transmission Co. MGE owns interests in two coal power plants that earn guaranteed fixed rates of return, contributing about 20% of earnings. MGE's generation mix is 40% coal, 21% renewable energy, 17% natural gas, and third-party purchased power.

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MGE (NASDAQ: MGEE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.66 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.95 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.79 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

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MGE Energy Inc

MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.13 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.17 by 3.42 percent. This is a 7.62 percent increase over earnings of $1.05 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $168.48 million in sales this quarter. This is a 4.95 percent increase over sales of $160.53 million the same period last year.

MGE Energy Q3 EPS $1.13 Misses $1.17 Estimate, Sales $168.48M Up From $160.53M YoY

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MGE Energy Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) is new to the Stock Whisper Index. The electric and natural gas company, which covers the Wisconsin area, saw increased interest from readers. Shares are trading near a 52-week high, with third-quarter financial results expected in late October. Morgan Stanley <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MGEE/analyst-ratings">maintained an Underweight rating</a> on the stock in September and raised the price target from $71 to $74. Shares of MGE Energy were up over 3% over the last five days as shown on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/?utm_source=BZprocontent101824&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro chart</a> below and are up 27% year-to-date in 2024.
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Apollo Global (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APO#NYSE">APO</a>) saw increased interest from Benzinga readers during the week. The stock also trades near a 52-week high. This comes as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41298071/bank-stocks-surge-as-jpmorgan-and-wells-fargo-lead-strong-q3-earnings-rally">bank stocks and financial service companies</a> have reported quarterly financial results that beat estimates and showed strength in the sector. Several Apollo peers <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/24/10/41400161/morgan-stanley-analysts-optimistic-after-q3-fed-rate-declines-should-drive-robust-growth-in-asset-ma">showed strength</a> that could have investors anticipating a strong third-quarter report from the company on Nov. 5. Analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of $1.72 and revenue of $4.14 billion. The alternative investment management company has missed analyst estimates for earnings per share in three of the last five quarters. But revenue has been a much different story. Apollo enjoyed three straight beats and totals higher than analyst estimates in eight of the last 10 quarters. Apollo shares are up over 5% in the last five days and up over 59% year-to-date in 2024.
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ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NYSE">NOW</a>) saw increased interest from readers on the heels of announcing a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/10/41313277/servicenow-commits-1-5b-to-uk-ai-and-workforce-growth"> $1.5 billion investment</a> in the U.K. to grow its innovation and artificial intelligence work. The software company will report third-quarter financial results on Oct. 23. Analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of $3.46 and revenue of $2.74 billion. The company has beaten analyst estimates on earnings per share in more than 10 straight quarters and beaten revenue estimates in six straight quarters. In <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/07/39944577/servicenow-q2-earnings-revenue-beat-eps-beat-servicenow-intends-to-reinvent-every-workflow-in-every">second-quarter results,</a> ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said the company's "relevance as the AI Platform for business transformation remains stronger than ever," which could be a good sign for future quarterly results. McDermott said ServiceNow plans to reinvent workflow in every industry it can, powered by generative AI.
Analysts have been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NOW/analyst-ratings">raising their price targets</a> on ServiceNow ahead of the quarterly earnings. ServiceNow shares were down on the week, but remain up over 30% year-to-date.
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Vistra has missed earnings per share estimates in three of the last four quarters and revenue estimates in four of the last five quarters. The third quarter results could show if the company can beat estimates and show its strength in the sector. Analysts have been increasing their price targets on Vistra ahead of the earnings report and JPMorgan recently initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and $178 price target. The stock was up over 8% during the last five trading days as nuclear energy remains a hot investor topic. With a gain of over 230% year-to-date, Vistra stock is one of the best-performing S&amp;P 500 stocks.
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Uber will report quarterly results on Oct. 31, which could provide more commentary on the competition from Tesla and acquisition plans. The stock was down 2% on the week and is up over 35% year-to-date in 2024.
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Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $71 to $74.

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Raises Price Target to $74

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $66 to $71.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Raises Price Target to $71

Payable Sept. 15, 2024, To Shareholders Of Record On Sept. 1, 2024.

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MGE Energy Board Of Directors Increases Quarterly Dividend Rate By 5.3% To $0.45 Per Share, Raising Annualized Rate To $1.80 Per Share

MGE (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mgee#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.66 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.95 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.79 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -30.53%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this public utility holding company would post earnings of $0.94 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.93, delivering a surprise of -1.06%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates.
MGE, which belongs to the Zacks Utility - Electric Power industry, posted revenues of $145.71 million for the quarter ended June 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.69%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $148 million. The company has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock&#39;s immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management&#39;s commentary on the earnings call.
MGE shares have added about 18% since the beginning of the year versus the S&amp;P 500&#39;s gain of 9.9%.
<h2>What&#39;s Next for MGE?</h2>
While MGE has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors&#39; minds is: what&#39;s next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company&#39;s earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for MGE: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company&#39;s just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $1.17 on $163.82 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $3.69 on $674.38 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Utility - Electric Power is currently in the top 37% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Another stock from the same industry, Vistra Corp. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vst#NYSE">VST</a>), has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2024. The results are expected to be released on August 8.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.59 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +54.4%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 5% lower over the last 30 days to the current level.
Vistra Corp.&#39;s revenues are expected to be $4.04 billion, up 26.7% from the year-ago quarter.
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Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $68 to $65.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Lowers Price Target to $65

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $63 to $68.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Raises Price Target to $68

MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.93 per share. The company reported $191.34 million in sales this quarter. This is a 11.93 percent decrease over sales of $217.25 million the same period last year.

MGE Energy Q1 2024 GAAP EPS $0.93, Sales $191.34M Down From $217.25M YoY

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<li>Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/smci#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>) shares gained 18.9% to $1,076.45. Super Micro Computer will join the S&amp;P 500 Index, effective March 18, S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&amp;P Global, said in a release.</li>
<li>MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mstr#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) gained 17.8% to $1,271.51 amid strength in Bitcoin.</li>
<li>Macy&#39;s, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/m#NYSE">M</a>) rose 16.3% to $20.95 after Arkhouse and Brigade Capital increased their offer to acquire Macy&#39;s to $24 per share.</li>
<li>Renovaro Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/renb#NASDAQ">RENB</a>) gained 14.3% to $2.64.</li>
<li>Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dwac#NASDAQ">DWAC</a>) gained 13.4% to $44.18 after falling over 5% on Friday.</li>
<li>MGE Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mgee#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) rose 12% to $70.75. MGE Energy will replace iRobot in the S&amp;P SmallCap 600.</li>
<li>BGC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bgc#NASDAQ">BGC</a>) gained 11.8% to $7.93. BGC Group is set to join S&amp;P SmallCap 600.</li>
<li>Jin Medical International Ltd. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/zjyl#NASDAQ">ZJYL</a>) climbed 11.6% to $7.10.</li>
<li>H&amp;R Block, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hrb#NYSE">HRB</a>) gained 8.9% to $52.08.</li>
<li>Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aadi#NASDAQ">AADI</a>) shares surged 8.8% to $2.0899 after the company announced publication of long-term efficacy and safety data further supporting FYARRO&reg; for the treatment of malignant PEComa.</li>
<li>MSP Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/lifw#NASDAQ">LIFW</a>) shares rose 7.7% to $1.11. LifeWallet announced a comprehensive settlement with 28 affiliated property and casualty insurers, benefiting LifeWallet&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/best-medicare-advantage-plans/">medicare</a> clients across the U.S.</li>
<li>Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/coin#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) climbed 7.5% to $221.11 amid a rise in the price of Bitcoin.</li>
<li>Box, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/box#NYSE">BOX</a>) gained 6.6% to $28.30. Box will replace Forrester Research Inc in the S&amp;P SmallCap 600.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Losers</h3>
<ul>
<li>BioVie Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bivi#NASDAQ">BIVI</a>) fell 42.7% to $1.0830 after the company reported pricing of public offering.</li>
<li>JOANN Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/joan#NASDAQ">JOAN</a>) fell 38.7% to $ .3102&nbsp;following a report suggesting the company may file for bankruptcy soon.</li>
<li>Astra Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/astr#NASDAQ">ASTR</a>) dipped 35% to $0.8598.</li>
<li>BioCardia, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bcda#NASDAQ">BCDA</a>) fell 23.3% to $0.4449 after reporting interim results from Phase III CardiAMP cell therapy heart failure trial.</li>
<li>MMTec, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mtc#NASDAQ">MTC</a>) declined 21.8% to $2.00.</li>
<li>Vivani Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vani#NASDAQ">VANI</a>) declined 21.7% to $2.4199. Vivani Medical recently announced the pricing of a $15 million registered direct offering of common stock and warrants.</li>
<li>Interactive Strength Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/trnr#NASDAQ">TRNR</a>) tumbled 19.8% to $0.40. Interactive Strength recently announced it has entered into an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with WOODWAY to sell and distribute CLMBR.</li>
<li>Infobird Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ifbd#NASDAQ">IFBD</a>) dipped 19.3% to $5.03</li>
<li>Minim, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/minm#NASDAQ">MINM</a>) fell 18.4% to $4.7395 after jumping 35% on Friday.</li>
<li>Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rna#NASDAQ">RNA</a>) fell 16.6% to $16.78. Avidity Biosciences announced new long-term AOC 1001 data from the Marina-OLE trial showing reversal of disease progression in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 patients across multiple endpoints.</li>
<li>Playtika Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pltk#NASDAQ">PLTK</a>) fell 14.8% to $6.44</li>
<li>Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/apvo#NASDAQ">APVO</a>) declined 14.7% to $0.1399.</li>
<li>J-Long Group Limited (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/jl#NASDAQ">JL</a>) shares dipped 14.3% to $1.98 after jumping over 15% on Friday. J-Long Group recently declared a special cash dividend in aggregate amount of $6 million.</li>
<li>Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sbfm#NASDAQ">SBFM</a>) fell 14.3% to $0.0474. Sunshine Biopharma, last month, announced closing of $10.0 million underwritten public offering.</li>
<li>New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nycb#NASDAQ">NYCB</a>) fell 13.6% to $3.0650 after the company announced that it identified material weaknesses in its internal controls related to internal loan review, that resulted from ineffective oversight, risk assessment and monitoring activities.</li>
<li>Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/save#NYSE">SAVE</a>) fell 12.1% to $5.68 after the company announced the termination of its merger agreement with JetBlue.</li>
<li>Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sabr#NASDAQ">SABR</a>) fell 11.6% to $2.3050. Sabre announced exchange of $150 million of existing 4.000% exchangeable senior notes due 2025 for exchangeable senior notes due 2026.</li>
<li>Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/li#NASDAQ">LI</a>) fell 11.6% to $38.49. B of A Securities analyst Ming Hsun Lee maintained Li Auto with a Buy and raised the price target from $57 to $60.</li>
<li>Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rvnc#NASDAQ">RVNC</a>) fell 11.2% to $6.20. Revance announced pricing of $100 million public offering of 16 million shares of common stock at a price of $6.25 per share.</li>
<li>Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bynd#NASDAQ">BYND</a>) dipped 11.3% to $8.67 after the company announced that it was unable to file its annual report due to technical difficulties in assembling the submission for filing. Also, the company said it anticipates it will seek to raise additional capital in 2024.</li>
<li>Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cmcl#NASDAQ">CMCL</a>) shares tumbled 9.6% to $9.29 after the company issued a trading update for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023.</li>
<li>Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/htz#NYSE">HTZ</a>) fell 7.2% to $7.26.</li>
<li>NIO Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nio#NYSE">NIO</a>) fell 6.9% to $5.38.</li>
</ul>
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MGE Energy shares are trading higher after it was announced the company will join the S&P SmallCap 600.

MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.55 per share. The company reported $164.65 million in sales this quarter. This is a 13.26 percent decrease over sales of $189.83 million the same period last year.

MGE Energy Q4 2023 GAAP EPS $0.55, Sales $164.65M Down From $189.83M YoY

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $61 to $62.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Raises Price Target to $62

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $65 to $61.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Lowers Price Target to $61

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $63 to $65.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Raises Price Target to $65

Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>). 
<h3>What's Happening</h3>
The company announced on Friday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 42.75 cents per share. On Thursday, MGE Energy will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 42.75 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day.
In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case, Thursday. Shareholders who own MGEE as of the end of Wednesday's session are eligible to receive the 42.75 cents dividend payout for every share that they own. 
According to the company, this dividend will be paid out to shareholders on September 15, 2023. Investors will then be able to either reinvest those dividends back into the stock or use the payment in some other way. 
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MGEE">Track real-time stock fluctuations for MGE Energy on Benzinga.</a>

MGE Energy's Ex-Dividend Date Is Thursday, Here's What You Need To Know

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $67 to $63.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Lowers Price Target to $63

August 18, 2023&mdash;The board of directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>), today increased the regular quarterly dividend rate approximately 5% to $0.4275 per share on the outstanding shares of the company&#39;s common stock. The dividend is payable Sept. 15, 2023, to shareholders of record Sept. 1, 2023. This raises the annualized dividend rate by 8 cents from $1.63 per share to $1.71 per share.
&quot;We continue to move forward in our clean energy transition to provide our customers safe, reliable and affordable clean energy. Today&#39;s action by our board demonstrates the continued strength and resilience of MGE Energy&#39;s long-term business strategy in building your community energy company for the future,&quot; said Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Keebler. &quot;For nearly half a century, our board has taken action to increase the dividend and to reinforce the importance of dividend growth to the overall shareholder value proposition by providing regular, predictable, sustainable dividends.&quot;
MGE Energy has increased its dividend annually for the past 48 years and has paid cash dividends for more than 110 years.

MGE Energy Increases Quarterly Dividend From $0.4075 To $0.4275/Share

MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.69 by 14.49 percent. This is a 31.67 percent increase over earnings of $0.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $148.00 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $144.42 million by 2.48 percent. This is a 2.86 percent decrease over sales of $152.35 million the same period last year.

Earnings Beats

MGE Energy Q2 EPS $0.79 Beats $0.69 Estimate, Sales $148.00M Beat $144.42M Estimate

Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd maintains MGE Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGEE#NASDAQ">MGEE</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $68 to $67.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on MGE Energy, Lowers Price Target to $67

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