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MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Crude petroleum & natural gas · CIK 0001698990
Cluster · 3 insidersCongress · 1
Funds added, last quarter
220
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about MGY

Insiders, 180 days
+$326.9K net bought
3 buyers
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2025-10-31

Magnolia Oil & Gas insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp insiders bought a net $326.9K of stock across 34 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 3 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
54
$1.4K
-1.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Aug 7, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.2% of the 30,676 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 220 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Khani David M. bought about $1.4K of MGY on Sep 1, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 220 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-08-11 SECtraded 2026-08-07
8,000
$200.0K
+0.4%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 26.1% of the 30,622 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 220 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Khani David M. bought about $200.0K of MGY on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 220 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-08-11 SECtraded 2026-08-07
5,000
$123.1K
+0.4%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 11, 2025.
  • The trade is 19.2% of the 26,007 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 220 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Ropp Ralph Lewis bought about $123.1K of MGY on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 220 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-06-03 SECtraded 2026-06-01
86
$2.4K
-5.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 1 sale), the last on Mar 30, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 20,710 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 220 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Szabo Shandell bought about $2.4K of MGY on Jun 1, 2026; 220 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-03-31 SECtraded 2026-03-30
11,731
$375.2K
-11.1%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on May 2, 2025.
  • The trade is 82.0% of the 14,304 shares held after it.
  • 6 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 220 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Szabo Shandell sold about $375.2K of MGY on Mar 30, 2026; 6 other insiders sold within 30 days and 220 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
34 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$326.9K over 180 days
+$324.6K over 90 days
more than 77% of Energy
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Energy
Funds
220 funds bought in last quarter
more than 76% of Energy
Revenue
-0.3% year over year
more than 50% of Energy
Margin
24.8% net margin
more than 91% of Energy
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
12.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.3 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 85% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+14.9%12M
-10%+7%+23%+39%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-09 · Yang Timothy D. sold $4.4M2026-03-09 · Stavros Christopher G sold $3.5M2026-03-09 · Corales Brian sold $961.0K2026-03-09 · Acosta Arcilia sold $559.7K2026-03-09 · SMITH DAN F sold $522.2K2026-03-10 · DJEREJIAN EDWARD P sold $521.6K2026-03-30 · Szabo Shandell sold $375.2K2026-08-07 · Khani David M. bought $200.0K2026-08-07 · Ropp Ralph Lewis bought $123.1K2025-11-11 · Ropp Ralph Lewis bought $104.0K2026-06-01 · Szabo Shandell bought $2.4K2026-09-01 · Khani David M. bought $1.4K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns MGY: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
31,972,219 sh
$817.8M
$281.7M
9,941,466 sh
$254.3M

Congress trades in MGY

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-10-31 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-08-04 · disclosed 39 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-07-07 · disclosed 38 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

MGY planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

MGY mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF
$6.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.3%
TEXAS CAPITAL TEXAS OIL INDEX ETF
$450.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
3.7%
DIAMOND HILL SMALL CAP FUND
$10.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.4%
The Acquirers Fund
$1.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.2%
Janus Henderson Small-Mid Cap Value Fund
$1.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.7%
abrdn U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
$10.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr.Stavros
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$6.7M
$6.9M
$2.8M
+240%
+143%
2024
$8.4M
$11.8M
$3.3M
+254%
+148%
2023
$5.5M
$4.3M
$2.2M
+215%
+151%
2021
$349.2K
$349.2K
$2.4M
+169%
+67%
2020
$255.5K
$255.5K
$1.7M
-44%
-36%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
3 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $326.9K bought by insiders over 180 days, 220 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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MGY financials

Revenue growth
-0.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
24.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.5B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+28.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.18x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
2.63x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+20.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+14.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+20.6%
operating income after a 19.6% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+20.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
$6.4B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.3B$1.3B$1.2B$1.7B
Operating income$439.2M$512.0M$534.5M$1.1B
Net income$325.3M$366.0M$388.3M$893.8M
Operating cash flow$878.6M$920.9M$855.8M$1.3B
Cash$266.8M$260.0M$401.1M$675.4M
Long-term debt$393.3M$392.5M$392.8M$390.4M
Dividends paid$113.1M$97.6M$88.1M$75.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

MGY Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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MGY ranks highest on profitability (86th percentile) and financial health (83rd), and lowest on growth (50th), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
86
Inputs
  • Return on equity+20.5% · 81 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets+14.2% · 93 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capital+20.6% · 79 pct, sector of 39
  • Return on capital employed+20.8% · 92 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
83
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.18x · 74 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt2.63x · 93 pct, sector of 115
Growth
50
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-0.3% · 50 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
81
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$327K · 77 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d3 · 86 pct, sector of 95
Institutional and government
67
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter220 · 76 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 57 pct, sector of 31
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
68
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+12.7% · 19 pct, sector of 168
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+5.2% · 86 pct, sector of 120
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

MGY filings, in plain words

Are Magnolia Oil & Gas insiders buying or selling MGY?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Magnolia Oil & Gas insiders were net buyers, a net $326.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 buyers.

Have members of Congress traded MGY?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying MGY and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-10-31.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Magnolia Oil & Gas insiders were net buyers of MGY, a net $326.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 buyers. 2 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying MGY and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-10-31. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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