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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$50.11
+3.0%
$52.93
$39.10
$55.99
$2.05B0.47196,657 shs423,316 shs
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
$85.43
-0.9%
$91.26
$69.94
$95.31
$5.09B0.56356,535 shs686,464 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
+2.81%-5.26%-8.92%+4.11%+13.86%
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
-1.30%-6.35%-8.80%-0.80%+12.01%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$50.11
+3.0%
$52.93
$39.10
$55.99
$2.05B0.47196,657 shs423,316 shs
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
$85.43
-0.9%
$91.26
$69.94
$95.31
$5.09B0.56356,535 shs686,464 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
+2.81%-5.26%-8.92%+4.11%+13.86%
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
-1.30%-6.35%-8.80%-0.80%+12.01%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
2.50
Moderate Buy$57.0013.75% Upside
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
2.91
Moderate Buy$95.1111.33% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NWN and SR Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/30/2026
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
UpgradeHold
4/21/2026
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
Reiterated RatingOverweight$102.00
4/16/2026
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
Initiated CoverageHold$101.00
4/16/2026
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
Initiated CoverageHold$58.00
3/4/2026
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
Boost Price TargetBuy$52.00 ➝ $58.00
3/2/2026
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
UpgradeHold (C)Buy (B-)
2/20/2026
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
Reiterated RatingOverweight$100.00
(Data available from 5/8/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$1.29B1.64$7.69 per share6.52$37.47 per share1.34
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
$2.48B2.04$9.63 per share8.87$57.83 per share1.48
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$113.32M$2.7817.1015.56N/A9.56%8.46%2.08%N/A
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
$271.70M$4.6015.0115.341.4113.97%9.49%2.49%N/A

Latest NWN and SR Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/6/2026Q1 2026
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$2.40$2.33-$0.07$2.33$538.57 million$490.40 million
5/6/2026Q2 2026
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
$3.72$3.76+$0.04$4.60$1.07 billion$1.02 billion
2/27/2026Q4 2025
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$1.36$1.39+$0.03$1.39$419.36 million$394.16 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
$1.973.93%+0.52%70.86%70 Years
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
$3.303.86%+4.75%71.74%22 Years

Latest NWN and SR Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/30/2026
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
quarterly$0.82503.62%6/11/20266/11/20267/2/2026
4/9/2026
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
quarterly$0.49253.72%4/30/20264/30/20265/15/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
1.44
0.80
0.57
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
1.69
0.55
0.45

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
75.13%
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
87.36%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
0.55%
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
2.26%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Northwest Natural Gas Company stock logo
NWN
Northwest Natural Gas
1,61942.08 million41.85 millionOptionable
Spire Inc. stock logo
SR
Spire
3,49759.10 million57.76 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Spire Inc. (NYSE:SR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Spire (SR) Q2 2026 Earnings Transcript
Spire reports FY26 second quarter results
Spire Inc. $SR Shares Acquired by Vanguard Group Inc.
Spire declares dividend
Spire (SR) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

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Northwest Natural Gas stock logo

Northwest Natural Gas NYSE:NWN

$50.11 +1.45 (+2.98%)
Closing price 05/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$50.19 +0.08 (+0.16%)
As of 05/7/2026 05:41 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates a mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center. It also engages in gas storage, water and wastewater, non-regulated renewable natural gas, and other investment businesses. In addition, the company provides natural gas service in Oregon and southwest Washington; and water and wastewater connections. Northwest Natural Holding Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Spire stock logo

Spire NYSE:SR

$85.43 -0.78 (-0.90%)
Closing price 05/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$85.51 +0.08 (+0.09%)
As of 05/7/2026 05:02 PM Eastern
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Spire Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, retail distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and other end-users of natural gas in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Gas Utility, Gas Marketing, and Midstream. It is also involved in the marketing of natural gas and related services; and transportation and storage of natural gas. In addition, the company engages in the operation of propane through its propane pipeline, risk management, and other activities. The company was formerly known as The Laclede Group, Inc. and changed its name to Spire Inc. in April 2016. Spire Inc. was founded in 1857 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.