Wells Fargo Reduces Magnolia Oil & Gas Target to $30, Maintains Equal Weight

Wells Fargo cut its Magnolia Oil & Gas price target to $30 from $36 and kept an equal weight rating. The new target implied about 20% upside from the prior close. Magnolia's latest quarterly earnings and revenue topped expectations, with revenue up 50.1% year over year, while the stock recently traded at $24.91, down 0.8%.
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Wells Fargo lowered its Magnolia target to $30 from $36 while keeping equal weight, still above the recent $24.91 close, where shares slipped $0.20. The stock's 12-month range has run from $21.07 to $32.76, and its 50-day average is $25.84 versus a 200-day average of $27.15.
Other analysts have been mixed: JPMorgan moved to overweight and lifted its target to $33, while Citigroup trimmed its target to $27. Consensus stands at Moderate Buy with a $31.