Northwest Natural - NWN Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Natural in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" NWN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NWN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Northwest Natural's shares. Their NWN share price forecasts range from $40.00 to $62.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $50.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.0%.
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Northwest Natural's stock was trading at $47.59 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NWN stock has increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $51.61.
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Northwest Natural saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 478,800 shares, an increase of 18.7% from the December 31st total of 403,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 184,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 24th 2023.
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Northwest Natural will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, February 24th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 866-813-9403 with passcode "343562".

Northwest Natural Holding (NYSE:NWN) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 8th. The utilities provider reported ($0.56) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.75) by $0.19. The utilities provider earned $116.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $105.88 million. Northwest Natural had a net margin of 8.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.54%.

Northwest Natural announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.485 per share on Wednesday, February 15th. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 30th.
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Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.75%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 66 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 74.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NWN will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Northwest Natural issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.45-$2.65 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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Northwest Natural trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NWN."

Northwest Natural's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include ProShare Advisors LLC (0.58%), Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. (0.57%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.53%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.26%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.20%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include C Scott Gibson, David A Weber, David Hugo Anderson, James R Downing, Justin Palfreyman, Kimberly A Heiting, Malia H Wasson, Mardilyn Saathoff and Shawn M Filippi.
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Shares of NWN 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 NWN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.61.

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion and generates $860.40 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $78.67 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.60 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,237 workers across the globe.

Northwest Natural's mailing address is 250 S.W. TAYLOR STREET, PORTLAND OR, 97204. The official website for the company is www.nwnatural.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (503) 226-4211, via email at n1s@nwnatural.com, or via fax at 503-273-4822.