16,097 Shares in National Fuel Gas Company $NFG Acquired by Interval Partners LP

Key Points

• Interval Partners LP has invested $1.28 million in National Fuel Gas Company, acquiring 16,097 shares valued at approximately $1,275,000 during the first quarter.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on National Fuel Gas, with Zacks Research downgrading it to a "hold" while Bank of America upgraded it to a "buy" with a new price target of $107.
• National Fuel Gas recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.535, raising the annualized dividend to $2.14, which represents a yield of 2.5%.

Interval Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,097 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock, valued at approximately $1,275,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in National Fuel Gas by 9,475.0% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 383 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of National Fuel Gas by 316.7% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 400 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the period. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of National Fuel Gas in the first quarter valued at $40,000. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of National Fuel Gas in the first quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of National Fuel Gas in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of National Fuel Gas in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded National Fuel Gas from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Zacks Research downgraded National Fuel Gas from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Bank of America raised National Fuel Gas from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $85.00 to $107.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $96.67.

National Fuel Gas Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:NFG traded up $0.90 during trading on Thursday, hitting $88.03. The company's stock had a trading volume of 103,009 shares, compared to its average volume of 629,512. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.46. National Fuel Gas Company has a fifty-two week low of $58.82 and a fifty-two week high of $89.82. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $86.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.88. The company has a market capitalization of $7.95 billion, a PE ratio of 33.09, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 0.61.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.14. National Fuel Gas had a return on equity of 20.81% and a net margin of 11.15%.The firm had revenue of $531.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $596.12 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. National Fuel Gas's revenue for the quarter was up 27.4% compared to the same quarter last year. National Fuel Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.500 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-6.950 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that National Fuel Gas Company will post 6.64 EPS for the current year.

About National Fuel Gas

National Fuel Gas Company operates as a diversified energy company. It operates through four segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Gathering, and Utility. The Exploration and Production segment explores for, develops, and produces natural gas and oil. The Pipeline and Storage segment provides interstate natural gas transportation services through an integrated gas pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New York; and owns and operates underground natural gas storage fields.