Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.750-2.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.865. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms recently commented on NWN. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Northwest Natural Gas from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Northwest Natural Gas from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th.
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Northwest Natural Gas Trading Down 0.3%
Shares of NYSE:NWN traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $39.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 193,169 shares, compared to its average volume of 265,808. The firm has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.79 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. Northwest Natural Gas has a 1 year low of $37.41 and a 1 year high of $44.38. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $40.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.23.
Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.08. Northwest Natural Gas had a return on equity of 8.60% and a net margin of 8.34%. The business had revenue of $236.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $252.70 million. Research analysts forecast that Northwest Natural Gas will post 2.33 EPS for the current year.
Northwest Natural Gas Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.49 per share. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. Northwest Natural Gas's payout ratio is 77.47%.
Insider Transactions at Northwest Natural Gas
In other Northwest Natural Gas news, Director David Hugo Anderson sold 7,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.96, for a total transaction of $314,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 87,291 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,662,730.36. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 22,591 shares of company stock worth $923,455 over the last ninety days. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Northwest Natural Gas
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Northwest Natural Gas by 17.8% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 164,729 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $7,037,000 after purchasing an additional 24,906 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Northwest Natural Gas by 5.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 106,605 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $4,554,000 after purchasing an additional 5,644 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Northwest Natural Gas by 650.9% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 64,966 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $2,775,000 after purchasing an additional 56,314 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Northwest Natural Gas by 28.5% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 6,446 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.13% of the company's stock.
Northwest Natural Gas Company Profile
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Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates a mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center.
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