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

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Fuel Gas in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" NFG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NFG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for National Fuel Gas' shares. Their NFG share price forecasts range from $54.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $65.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.9% from the stock's current price.
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National Fuel Gas' stock was trading at $63.30 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, NFG stock has decreased by 19.1% and is now trading at $51.20.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023.
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National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The oil and gas producer reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.01. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $717.26 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $697.11 million. National Fuel Gas had a net margin of 24.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.69%. The business's revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share.

National Fuel Gas declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.475 per share on Friday, April 14th. This represents a $1.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 30th.
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National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.71%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 52 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 30.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.48% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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National Fuel Gas issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.10-$5.40 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.10. 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."

National Fuel Gas' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.45%), State Street Corp (8.34%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.78%), Gabelli Funds LLC (2.65%), LSV Asset Management (1.98%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.57%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Bauer, Donna L Decarolis, Justin I Loweth, Ronald C Kraemer and Ronald J Tanski.
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Shares of NFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.20.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) has a market capitalization of $4.70 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 $6.25 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.