MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC (MDU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MDU - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5526901096 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MDU gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. MDU's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MDU.
MDU is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Gas Utilities industry. 107% of 14 stocks in the same industry do better.
MDU is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
MDU has an average volume of 1428530 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month MDU has a been trading in the 15.97 - 17.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
MDU has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
15.44
17.94
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 16.32 to 16.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @15.86 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @15.60 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.19 to 17.76. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for MDU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for MDU is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.34 | NEGATIVE | MDU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.66% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of MDU is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MDU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MDU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 50.76 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MDU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MDU has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 57.68 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MDU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.84 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for MDU suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.6 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for MDU suggests a strong trend. |
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
NYSE:MDU (7/1/2025, 2:52:43 PM)
16.895
+0.22 (+1.35%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGas Utilities
Performance
% Chg1.35%
1 Week0.97%
2 Weeks1.96%
1 Month-3.03%
3 Month4.12%
6 Month-8.2%
12 Month-32.13%
2 Year-20.39%
3 Year-38.24%
5 Year-24.84%
10 Year-14.64%
15 Year-7.54%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.3
ATR(20)%1.84%
ATR Inc-15.92%
Range Today0.35
ADR(20)0.3
ADR(20)%1.75%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.34
Mansfield-2.35
10 Day High16.68
10 Day Low15.98
20 Day High17.28
20 Day Low15.98
52 Week High30.52
52 Week Low14.92
CS1 End15.86
CR1 Start16.6
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.87%
DER(5)-0.11%
Volume1.24M
Volume Incr66.32%
Vol(5)2.22M
Vol(50)1.43M