NYSE:NWNNorthwest Natural Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Northwest Natural Holding Co Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $54.96 +1.30 (+2.42 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$52.47Now: $54.96▼$55.1650-Day Range$51.02MA: $53.94▼$57.0752-Week Range$50.36Now: $54.96▼$77.26Volume152,167 shsAverage Volume172,328 shsMarket Capitalization$1.68 billionP/E Ratio27.90Dividend Yield3.48%Beta0.38 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. It is also involved in the gas storage activities, water businesses, and other investments and activities. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNorthwest Natural has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $63.43, Northwest Natural has a potential upside of 15.4% from its current price of $54.96.Amount of Analyst CoverageNorthwest Natural has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesNorthwest Natural has received 261 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNorthwest Natural has received 370 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNorthwest Natural has received 58.64% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Northwest Natural and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe NWN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe NWN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldNorthwest Natural pays a meaningful dividend of 3.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthNorthwest Natural has been increasing its dividend for 64 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Northwest Natural is 87.21%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Northwest Natural will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.03% next year. This indicates that Northwest Natural will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Northwest Natural insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.14% of the stock of Northwest Natural is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions74.16% of the stock of Northwest Natural is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Northwest Natural are expected to grow by 12.66% in the coming year, from $2.29 to $2.58 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Northwest Natural is 27.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Northwest Natural is 27.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 30.53.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNorthwest Natural has a PEG Ratio of 6.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNorthwest Natural has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.1Community Rank: 2.1Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.95 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Natural gas distribution Sub-IndustryGas Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:NWN Previous Symbol CUSIP66765510 CIK73020 Webwww.nwnatural.com Phone503-226-4211Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.15 Current Ratio0.90 Quick Ratio0.86Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio27.90 Forward P/E Ratio24.00 P/E Growth6.14 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$746.37 million Price / Sales2.25 Cash Flow$5.78 per share Price / Cash Flow9.51 Book Value$28.45 per share Price / Book1.93Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.19 Net Income$61.74 million Net Margins8.85% Return on Equity8.04% Return on Assets2.02%Miscellaneous Employees1,220 Outstanding Shares30,530,000Market Cap$1.68 billion Next Earnings Date11/3/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $54.96 +1.30 (+2.42 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive NWN News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) Frequently Asked Questions How has Northwest Natural's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Northwest Natural's stock was trading at $63.20 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NWN shares have decreased by 13.0% and is now trading at $54.96. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Northwest Natural? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Natural in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Northwest Natural. When is Northwest Natural's next earnings date? Northwest Natural is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Northwest Natural. How were Northwest Natural's earnings last quarter? Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 7th. The utilities provider reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.14. The utilities provider earned $134.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $132.71 million. Northwest Natural had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 8.85%. The company's revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.04 EPS. View Northwest Natural's earnings history. How often does Northwest Natural pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Northwest Natural? Northwest Natural declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.477 per share on Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 30th. View Northwest Natural's dividend history. What guidance has Northwest Natural issued on next quarter's earnings? Northwest Natural updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, August, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.25-2.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.29. What price target have analysts set for NWN? 7 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Northwest Natural's shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $79.00. On average, they expect Northwest Natural's stock price to reach $63.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Northwest Natural. Has Northwest Natural been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about NWN stock has been trending extremely negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Natural earned a coverage optimism score of -4.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Northwest Natural. Who are some of Northwest Natural's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Northwest Natural include ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), UGI (UGI), Southwest Gas (SWX), National Fuel Gas (NFG), New Jersey Resources (NJR), South Jersey Industries (SJI) and Chesapeake Utilities (CPK). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Northwest Natural own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Northwest Natural investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Ford Motor (F), General Electric (GE), Consolidated Edison (ED), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), Enbridge (ENB), Pfizer (PFE), Southern (SO) and AT&T (T). Who are Northwest Natural's key executives? Northwest Natural's management team includes the following people: Mr. David Hugo Anderson, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)Mr. Frank H. Burkhartsmeyer, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 54)Ms. MardiLyn Saathoff, Sr. VP of Regulation & Gen. Counsel (Age 62)Mr. Brody J. Wilson, VP, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller & Treasurer (Age 40)Ms. Nikki Sparley CPA, Director of Investor Relations What is Northwest Natural's stock symbol? Northwest Natural trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NWN." Who are Northwest Natural's major shareholders? Northwest Natural's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Trust Advisors LP (2.77%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.76%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.57%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.49%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.42%) and Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management (0.42%). Company insiders that own Northwest Natural stock include C Scott Gibson, David A Weber, David Hugo Anderson, Jon G Huddleston, Justin Palfreyman, Kimberly A Heiting, Lea Anne Doolittle, Lori L Russell, Malia H Wasson, Mardilyn Saathoff and Tod R Hamachek. View institutional ownership trends for Northwest Natural. Which institutional investors are selling Northwest Natural stock? NWN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC, ProShare Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, 6 Meridian, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management, Hennessy Advisors Inc., and Vident Investment Advisory LLC. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Natural company stock in the last year include C Scott Gibson, David Hugo Anderson, Justin Palfreyman, and Mardilyn Saathoff. View insider buying and selling activity for Northwest Natural. Which institutional investors are buying Northwest Natural stock? NWN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, North Star Investment Management Corp., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hexavest Inc., Swiss National Bank, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Cambridge Trust Co., and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Northwest Natural. How do I buy shares of Northwest Natural? Shares of NWN 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. What is Northwest Natural's stock price today? One share of NWN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $54.96. How big of a company is Northwest Natural? Northwest Natural has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion and generates $746.37 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $61.74 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.19 on an earnings per share basis. Northwest Natural employs 1,220 workers across the globe. What is Northwest Natural's official website? The official website for Northwest Natural is www.nwnatural.com. How can I contact Northwest Natural? Northwest Natural's mailing address is 250 S.W. TAYLOR STREET, PORTLAND OR, 97204. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 503-226-4211 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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