MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas Corporation
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: insiders net buying, but in a downtrend (−9% vs 200-day) and heavily shorted (+14% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −9% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 7.8% since the previous count, up from 10.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How MGY is trading
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation is +2.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 16 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −9.1%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 48
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 25%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $24.09
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −13%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +2.2%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +67%
- vs 50-day average$25.72
- −6.3%
- 52-week high
- $32.17
- 52-week low
- $20.99
- Annualised volatility
- 36%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- $327K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +11% |
| 2025 | −3.8% |
| 2024 | +12% |
| 2023 | −7.3% |
| 2022 | +27% |
| 2021 | +169% |
| 2020 | −44% |
| 2019 | +12% |
| 2018 | +15% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 6 of 9 | +4.6% |
| Feb | 9 | 6 of 9 | +3.7% |
| Mar | 9 | 6 of 9 | −0.94% |
| Apr | 9 | 3 of 9 | +4.5% |
| May | 9 | 5 of 9 | −0.30% |
| Jun | 9 | 6 of 9 | +2.7% |
| Jul | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Aug | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Sep | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.8% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.04% |
| Nov | 9 | 5 of 9 | +6.1% |
| Dec | 9 | 3 of 9 | −1.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.