National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Earns Hold (C+) Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• National Fuel Gas has received a "hold (C+)" rating from Weiss Ratings, while several analysts have varied opinions, with Bank of America upgrading it to a "buy" with a price target of $107.
• The company's quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $1.64, slightly above the $1.50 estimate, but revenue was lower than anticipated at $531.83 million.
• National Fuel Gas has a market cap of $7.64 billion and is currently trading at $84.57, reflecting a slight decline of 0.3% in stock value during recent trading.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c+)" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other analysts have also commented on NFG. Bank of America upgraded shares of National Fuel Gas from an "underperform" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $107.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Scotiabank lowered shares of National Fuel Gas from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $102.00 to $106.00 in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research lowered shares of National Fuel Gas from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of National Fuel Gas from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, National Fuel Gas presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $98.00.

National Fuel Gas Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE NFG traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $84.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 155,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 623,468. 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 has a 12 month low of $58.82 and a 12 month high of $94.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.06. The stock has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.58.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.14. National Fuel Gas had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 20.81%. The business had revenue of $531.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $596.12 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. National Fuel Gas's quarterly revenue 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. On average, analysts anticipate that National Fuel Gas will post 6.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National Fuel Gas

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in National Fuel Gas by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,784 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of National Fuel Gas by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 5,285 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of National Fuel Gas by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 25,766 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,183,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Horizon Investment Services LLC grew its position in shares of National Fuel Gas by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Horizon Investment Services LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $524,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of National Fuel Gas by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,012 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.96% of the company's stock.

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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