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

Company Overview

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. This segment also transports natural gas for National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, as well as for other utilities, industrial companies, and power producers in New York State. The Gathering segment builds, owns, and operates natural gas processing and pipeline gathering facilities in the Appalachian region, as well as provides gathering services to Seneca. The Utility segment sells natural gas or provides natural gas utility services to various customers in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Jamestown, New York; and Erie and Sharon, Pennsylvania. National Fuel Gas Company was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Williamsville, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $86.23 to $87.44
• 50-Day Range: $80.56 to $89.09
• 52-Week Range: $56.29 to $89.82
• Volume: 412,022 shs
• Average Volume: 666,124 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 201.35
• Dividend Yield: 2.47%
• Price Target: $95.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

National Fuel Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Fuel Gas scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 264 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

National Fuel Gas has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

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: 17.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Fuel Gas are expected to grow by 17.32% in the coming year, from $6.64 to $7.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Fuel Gas is 201.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Fuel Gas is 201.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 66.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Fuel Gas has a PEG Ratio of 0.52. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Fuel Gas has a P/B Ratio of 2.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.65% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Fuel Gas has recently increased by 1.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

National Fuel Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, 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 497.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, National Fuel Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.47% next year. This indicates that National Fuel Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.18

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.65% 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.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Fuel Gas has recently increased by 1.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.34

News Sentiment

National Fuel Gas has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for National Fuel Gas this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for NFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added National Fuel Gas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 1.41% 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.

NFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NFG shares performed this year?

National Fuel Gas' stock was trading at $60.68 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NFG shares have increased by 42.7% and is now trading at $86.5780.

How were National Fuel Gas' earnings last quarter?

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $2.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.18 by $0.21. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are National Fuel Gas' major shareholders?

National Fuel Gas' top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.29%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.23%), Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC (0.18%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Donna L Decarolis, Justin I Loweth and Michael W Reville.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of National Fuel Gas?

Shares of NFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of National Fuel Gas own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Fuel Gas investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Broadcom (AVGO), Walmart (WMT) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Today: 7/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US INTEGRTD
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NFG
• CIK: 70145
• Web: www.nationalfuelgas.com
• Phone: (716) 857-7000
• Fax: 281-210-5101
• Employees: 2,311
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for National Fuel Gas: $95.33
• High Price Target: $107.00
• Low Price Target: $81.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 201.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.04
• P/E Growth: 0.52
• Net Income: $77.51 million
• Net Margins: 1.91%
• Pretax Margin: 1.62%
• Return on Equity: 18.55%
• Return on Assets: 6.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.02
• Cash Flow: $9.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.70
• Book Value: $31.18 per share
• Price / Book: 2.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 90,350,000
• Free Float: 89,078,000
• Market Cap: $7.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62