National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $96.6667.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of National Fuel Gas from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of National Fuel Gas in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered National Fuel Gas from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of National Fuel Gas in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of National Fuel Gas from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $85.00 to $107.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NFG. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new position in National Fuel Gas in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of National Fuel Gas by 9,475.0% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 383 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of National Fuel Gas by 316.7% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of National Fuel Gas by 355.1% in the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 405 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of National Fuel Gas in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.96% of the company's stock.

National Fuel Gas Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE:NFG opened at $88.76 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.46. The firm has a market cap of $8.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.58. National Fuel Gas has a 52 week low of $58.82 and a 52 week high of $94.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $87.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.85.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $531.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $596.12 million. National Fuel Gas had a return on equity of 20.81% and a net margin of 11.15%.National Fuel Gas's revenue was up 27.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. National Fuel Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.500 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-6.950 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that National Fuel Gas will post 6.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

National Fuel Gas Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.535 per share. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. National Fuel Gas's payout ratio is 80.45%.

National Fuel Gas Company Profile

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.

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