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Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock

Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.

MDU Resources (MDU)

MDU Resources Group, Inc., a Bismarck, ND based company, was founded in 1924.  Post the spinoff of Knife River, it turned into a utility natural gas distribution company. It provides value-added natural resource products and related services that are essential for energy transportation and regulated energy delivery services to its customers.

MDU sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Value Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Utility - Gas Distribution industry's P/E of 16.1X, shares of MDU Resources are trading at a forward P/E of 18.4X. MDU also has a PEG Ratio of 2.8, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 9.2X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1.1X.

A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, one analyst revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for MDU, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $0.95 per share. MDU also holds an average earnings surprise of 1.3%.

With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding MDU to their portfolios.

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