NYSE:NFG - National Fuel Gas Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

National Fuel Gas declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.435 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.15%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 30th. View National Fuel Gas' Dividend History.

National Fuel Gas Co. (NYSE:NFG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.06. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $444.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $522.28 million. National Fuel Gas had a return on equity of 13.52% and a net margin of 17.50%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. View National Fuel Gas' Earnings History.

National Fuel Gas is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for National Fuel Gas.

National Fuel Gas updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.95-3.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.06.

3 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for National Fuel Gas' shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $51.00. On average, they anticipate National Fuel Gas' share price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for National Fuel Gas.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Fuel Gas in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for National Fuel Gas.

Media headlines about NFG stock have been trending neutral on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. National Fuel Gas earned a daily sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for National Fuel Gas.

National Fuel Gas saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,330,000 shares, a drop of 13.8% from the January 15th total of 6,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 593,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.0 days. Currently, 6.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View National Fuel Gas' Current Options Chain.

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National Fuel Gas' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (10.45%), LSV Asset Management (3.75%), Gabelli Funds LLC (3.71%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.61%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.09%). Company insiders that own National Fuel Gas stock include David F Smith, John P Mcginnis, Paula M Ciprich and Ronald C Kraemer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for National Fuel Gas.

NFG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Bank of America Corp DE, Man Group plc, Prudential Financial Inc., Gabelli Funds LLC, Northwest Bancshares Inc. and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold National Fuel Gas company stock in the last year include John P Mcginnis and Paula M Ciprich. View Insider Buying and Selling for National Fuel Gas.

NFG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, OLD Republic International Corp, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for National Fuel Gas.

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

One share of NFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.91.

National Fuel Gas has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion and generates $1.69 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $304.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.45 on an earnings per share basis. National Fuel Gas employs 2,107 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About National Fuel Gas.

The official website for National Fuel Gas is http://www.nationalfuelgas.com/.

National Fuel Gas' mailing address is 6363 Main Street, Williamsville NY, 14221. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 716-857-7000 or via email at [email protected]