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

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Fuel Gas in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" NFG shares.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for National Fuel Gas' stock. Their NFG share price forecasts range from $54.00 to $68.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $61.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.9% from the stock's current price.
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National Fuel Gas' stock was trading at $63.30 at the start of the year. Since then, NFG stock has decreased by 18.0% and is now trading at $51.91.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 2nd 2023.
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National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The oil and gas producer reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.11. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $428.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $480.10 million. National Fuel Gas had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.71% and a net margin of 25.06%.

National Fuel Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.495 per share on Friday, October 13th. This represents a $1.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 28th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) stock in their portfolio include First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU), Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ETF (GLRY), First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF (ECLN), First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP), FT Energy Income Partners Strategy ETF (EIPX), Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE), ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL) and Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (TPYP).

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.81%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 53 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 32.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.67% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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National Fuel Gas updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.15-$5.25 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $5.11. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

9 employees have rated National Fuel Gas Chief Executive Officer Ronald J. Tanski on Glassdoor.com. Ronald J. Tanski has an approval rating of 65% among the company's employees.

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National Fuel Gas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NFG."

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One share of NFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.91.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion and generates $2.19 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $566.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.08 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,132 workers across the globe.

National Fuel Gas' mailing address is 6363 Main Street, Williamsville NY, 14221. The official website for the company is www.nationalfuelgas.com. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at (716) 857-7000, via email at websterk@natfuel.com, or via fax at 281-210-5101.