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 negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, MDU is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
MDU is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Gas Utilities industry. 100% 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. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month MDU has a been trading in the 16.40 - 17.47 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
MDU has an average volume of 1836060 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, MDU does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 17.19. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 16.52, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
16.30
18.80
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 16.46 to 16.52. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @17.19 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.33 to 18.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.4
Mansfield-2.95
10 Day High17.47
10 Day Low16.44
20 Day High17.47
20 Day Low16.4
52 Week High30.52
52 Week Low14.92
Performance
1 Week-3.59%
2 Weeks-0.18%
1 Month-1.77%
3 Month-14.59%
6 Month-32.75%
12 Month-26.38%
2 Year-45.44%
3 Year-37.6%
5 Year-22.65%
10 Year-22.07%
15 Year-22.94%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.03
RSI(14)41.38
LBB16.42
UBB17.25
16.63
+0.09 (+0.54%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGas Utilities
Performance
% Chg0.54%
1 Week-3.59%
2 Weeks-0.18%
1 Month-1.77%
3 Month-14.59%
6 Month-32.75%
12 Month-26.38%
2 Year-45.44%
3 Year-37.6%
5 Year-22.65%
10 Year-22.07%
15 Year-22.94%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.37
ATR(20)%2.36%
ATR Inc6.39%
Range Today0.32
ADR(20)0.36
ADR(20)%2.19%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.4
Mansfield-2.95
10 Day High17.47
10 Day Low16.44
20 Day High17.47
20 Day Low16.4
52 Week High30.52
52 Week Low14.92
CS1 End16.52
CR1 Start17.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.49%
DER(5)-0.64%
Volume1.70M
Volume Incr-10.82%
Vol(5)1.59M
Vol(50)1.84M