National Fuel Gas (NFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Fuel Gas Company is a diversified natural gas business founded in 1902 and headquartered in Williamsville, New York. Its operations span natural gas production, gathering and transportation, storage, and local distribution.

Through Seneca Resources, the company explores for and produces natural gas, primarily in the Appalachian region. Its pipeline and storage businesses gather, transport, and store natural gas, connecting production areas with markets and other pipeline systems.

National Fuel Gas also distributes natural gas to homes and businesses in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David P. Bauer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.71 to $75.52
• 50-Day Range: $73.58 to $83.89
• 52-Week Range: $73.01 to $97.06
• Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.62
• Dividend Yield: 2.97%
• Price Target: $105.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

National Fuel Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Fuel Gas scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

National Fuel Gas has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

National Fuel Gas has a consensus price target of $105.50, representing about 41.1% upside from its current price of $74.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Fuel Gas has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Fuel Gas are expected to grow by 27.10% in the coming year, from $6.20 to $7.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Fuel Gas is 10.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Fuel Gas is 10.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 29.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Fuel Gas has a PEG Ratio of 1.99. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Fuel Gas has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.06% of the float of National Fuel Gas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Fuel Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.62.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Fuel Gas has recently decreased by 9.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

National Fuel Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

National Fuel Gas has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of National Fuel Gas is 31.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, National Fuel Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.17% next year. This indicates that National Fuel Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

National Fuel Gas has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for National Fuel Gas this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for NFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added National Fuel Gas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Fuel Gas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.32% of the stock of National Fuel Gas is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.96% of the stock of National Fuel Gas is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/27/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NFG
• CIK: 70145
• Web: www.nationalfuel.com
• Phone: (716) 857-7000
• Fax: 281-210-5101
• Employees: 2,322
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for National Fuel Gas: $105.50
• High Price Target: $110.00
• Low Price Target: $101.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.49
• P/E Growth: 1.99
• Net Income: $665.44 million
• Net Margins: 26.46%
• Pretax Margin: 35.16%
• Return on Equity: 17.95%
• Return on Assets: 6.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 1.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.82
• Cash Flow: $12.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.00
• Book Value: $41.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 95,040,000
• Free Float: 93,790,000
• Market Cap: $7.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36