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MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG)

Financial Services | Insurance - Specialty | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
27.97 USD +0.57 (2.080%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 28.00 +0.03 (0.105%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:26 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. EDT

MTG appears to be a relatively stable investment with a consistent dividend history and solid fundamentals, though recent earnings growth and revenue growth are mixed. The stock has been trading within a narrow range, with recent price action showing some upward momentum. While the short-term forecast model is not very reliable, the long-term fundamentals and dividend yield suggest it could be a good hold for investors seeking income. However, the recent insider selling and the mixed options activity suggest caution, particularly for short-term traders.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.017910
AutoETS0.018574
AutoARIMA0.019143
AutoTheta0.020394

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 59%
H-stat 2.10
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.189
Excess Kurtosis -1.20
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 12.552
Revenue per Share 5.209
Market Cap 6,060,175,872
Trailing P/E 8.91
Forward P/E 8.35
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins 60.84%
Website https://www.mgic.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The recent options activity indicates some bullish sentiment with increased open interest and volume on the call side, particularly around strikes like 22.5 and 30.0 for the June 18 expiration. However, there is also significant put activity, especially around the 25.0 strike, which suggests some bearish sentiment or hedging. The overall volatility is moderate, with IV ranging between 0.27 and 0.78, indicating that traders are not overly confident in the near-term direction of the stock.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 2.18% 2.37% 2.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-17 0.1500 0.558659
2025-11-06 0.1500 0.545762
2025-08-07 0.1500 0.573164
2025-05-08 0.1300 0.503702
2025-02-18 0.1300 0.536689
2024-11-07 0.1300 0.543704
2024-08-08 0.1300 0.570734
2024-05-08 0.1150 0.571890
2024-02-14 0.1150 0.620158
2023-11-08 0.1150 0.694583
2023-08-09 0.1150 0.673211
2023-05-10 0.1000 0.725793
2023-02-16 0.1000 0.764623
2022-11-09 0.1000 0.814222
2022-08-10 0.1000 0.739352
2022-05-11 0.0800 0.675078
2022-02-15 0.0800 0.557596
2021-11-09 0.0800 0.577298
2021-08-11 0.0800 0.603054
2021-05-12 0.0600 0.504327
2021-02-16 0.0600 0.526686
2020-11-09 0.0600 0.612517
2020-08-10 0.0600 0.757771
2020-05-08 0.0600 0.962163
2020-02-10 0.0600 0.488413
2019-11-07 0.0600 0.500012
2019-08-29 0.0600 0.555341
2008-08-06 0.0250 0.365049
2008-05-22 0.0250 0.242712
2008-02-06 0.0250 0.191128
2007-11-07 0.0250 0.150095
2007-08-09 0.2500 0.704447
2007-05-18 0.2500 0.448515
2007-02-08 0.2500 0.445371
2006-11-08 0.2500 0.510544
2006-08-09 0.2500 0.552111
2006-05-22 0.2500 0.454860
2006-02-08 0.2500 0.481689
2005-11-08 0.1500 0.294529
2005-08-10 0.1500 0.268870
2005-05-20 0.1500 0.304521
2005-02-08 0.0750 0.144349
2004-11-08 0.0750 0.139617
2004-08-10 0.0750 0.135109
2004-05-20 0.0380 0.066813
2004-02-09 0.0380 0.066725
2003-11-06 0.0380 0.090553
2003-08-06 0.0250 0.057305
2003-05-19 0.0250 0.068410
2003-02-06 0.0250 0.074991
2002-11-06 0.0250 0.072133
2002-08-07 0.0250 0.053451
2002-05-14 0.0250 0.042595
2002-02-06 0.0250 0.048499
2001-11-07 0.0250 0.054692
2001-08-08 0.0250 0.041977
2001-05-17 0.0250 0.045357
2001-02-08 0.0250 0.054177
2000-11-08 0.0250 0.048706
2000-08-09 0.0250 0.053126
2000-05-12 0.0250 0.065554
2000-02-10 0.0250 0.072621
1999-11-04 0.0250 0.053322
1999-08-05 0.0250 0.065656
1999-05-14 0.0250 0.065085
1999-02-04 0.0250 0.084854
1998-11-05 0.0250 0.072391
1998-08-06 0.0250 0.058580
1998-05-14 0.0250 0.050346
1998-02-04 0.0250 0.045561
1997-11-05 0.0250 0.049285
1997-08-07 0.0250 0.059025
1997-05-15 0.0250 0.070729
1997-02-05 0.0200 0.069218
1996-11-06 0.0200 0.070358
1996-08-08 0.0200 0.079058
1996-05-15 0.0200 0.082548
1996-02-07 0.0200 0.079477
1995-11-08 0.0200 0.085306
1995-08-09 0.0200 0.096498
1995-05-12 0.0200 0.107766
1995-02-06 0.0200 0.135188
1994-11-04 0.0200 0.155270
1994-08-08 0.0200 0.182313
1994-05-12 0.0200 0.191270
1994-02-04 0.0200 0.162203
1993-11-05 0.0200 0.155208
1993-08-06 0.0175 0.147948
1993-05-12 0.0175 0.153932
1993-02-04 0.0175 0.161878
1992-11-05 0.0175 0.210187
1992-08-06 0.0175 0.225242
1992-05-12 0.0175 0.248529
1992-02-06 0.0175 0.215818
1991-11-05 0.0175 0.264225
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 2.15
exDividendDate 2026-02-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.56
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020437956
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-02-17
dividendDate 2026-03-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.19529915
Address1 250 East Kilbourn Avenue
All Time High 78.95
All Time Low 0.66
Ask 28.48
Ask Size 2,200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,621,830
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,109,093
Average Volume 2,109,093
Average Volume10Days 1,621,830
Beta 0.785
Bid 27.49
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 2
Book Value 23.465
City Milwaukee
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 27.97
Current Ratio 6.006
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 28.225
Day Low 27.62
Debt To Equity 12.552
Display Name MGIC Inv
Dividend Date 1,772,755,200
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 2.15
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,557,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,557,600
Earnings Growth 0.039
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.083
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,492,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,492,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,492,800
Ebitda 971,089,024
Ebitda Margins 0.80015
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.477
Enterprise To Revenue 5.182
Enterprise Value 6,289,394,688
Eps Current Year 3.07
Eps Forward 3.35
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.14
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.608
Fifty Day Average Change 1.3619995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.051187593
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.529915
Fifty Two Week High 29.97
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.0
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.066733405
Fifty Two Week Low 23.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.7299995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20352837
Fifty Two Week Range 23.24 - 29.97
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 681,571,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.14
Float Shares 199,984,008
Forward Eps 3.35
Forward P E 8.349254
Free Cashflow 566,418,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 542
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.95059997
Gross Profits 1,153,678,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01915
Held Percent Institutions 1.04194
Implied Shares Outstanding 216,667,000
Industry Insurance - Specialty
Industry Disp Insurance - Specialty
Industry Key insurance-specialty
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117240&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 865,296,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary MGIC Investment Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance, other mortgage credit risk management solutions, and ancillary services in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The company offers primary insurance that provides mortgage default protection on individual loans, as well as covers unpaid loan principal, delinquent interest, and various expenses associated with the default and subsequent foreclosure on the mortgage or sale of the underlying property. It also provides contract underwriting services, as well as reinsurance services. The company serves originators of residential mortgage loans, including savings institutions, commercial banks, mortgage brokers, credit unions, mortgage bankers, and other lenders. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Long Name MGIC Investment Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,060,175,872
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319993
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 738,347,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,012,245,479
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 27.58
Operating Cashflow 852,798,016
Operating Margins 0.74202
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1783
Peg Ratio 0.4
Phone 414 347 6480
Post Market Change 0.029462814
Post Market Change Percent 0.1053372
Post Market Price 27.999462
Post Market Time 1,776,464,761
Previous Close 27.4
Price Eps Current Year 9.110749
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.191988
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.993405
Profit Margins 0.60838
Quick Ratio 4.572
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.83333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.57
Regular Market Change Percent 2.08029
Regular Market Day High 28.225
Regular Market Day Low 27.62
Regular Market Day Range 27.62 - 28.225
Regular Market Open 27.58
Regular Market Previous Close 27.4
Regular Market Price 27.97
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 1,128,336
Return On Assets 0.09139
Return On Equity 0.14309
Revenue Growth -0.009
Revenue Per Share 5.209
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 214,953,360
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.040799998
Shares Short 8,763,511
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,071,667
Short Name MGIC Investment Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.059899997
Short Ratio 4.66
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol MTG
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 27.0
Target Mean Price 28.5
Target Median Price 28.5
Total Cash 368,988,992
Total Cash Per Share 1.717
Total Debt 646,137,984
Total Revenue 1,213,635,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.56
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020437956
Trailing Eps 3.14
Trailing P E 8.907642
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 27.35235
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6176491
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.022581207
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,128,336
Website https://www.mgic.com
Zip 53,202