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Northwest Natural Holdings

40.62 USD
+0.12
0.30%
At close Jul 29, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
40.61
-0.01
0.02%
1 day
0.30%
5 days
-3.97%
1 month
2.27%
3 months
-7.22%
6 months
2.21%
Year to date
2.78%
1 year
0.07%
5 years
-26.85%
10 years
-4.69%
 

About: Northwest Natural Holding Co is a public natural gas service supplier operating in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Its subsidiary, NW Natural, operates through the natural gas distribution segment, which purchases and distributes natural gas through which operates in Oregon and southwest Washington. The company operates in one reportable business segment, which is NW Natural's local gas distribution business and is referred to as the NGD segment. The company generates its revenue from residential, commercial, and industrial customers, the majority of which are in Oregon. Residential and commercial customers account for the vast majority of profitability.

Employees: 1,452

0
Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 20

50% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.14M | Put options by funds: $1.42M

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 78

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.22B [Q4 2024] → $1.32B (+$98.6M) [Q1 2025]

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262 [Q4 2024] → 280 (+18) [Q1 2025]

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.82% [Q4 2024] → 76.68% (-0.14%) [Q1 2025]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$47
16%
upside
Avg. target
$48
18%
upside
High target
$49
21%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
Stifel
Selman Akyol
21%upside
$49
Buy
Maintained
13 Jun 2025
Wells Fargo
Sarah Akers
16%upside
$47
Equal-Weight
Maintained
7 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 13 articles about NWN published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
18 hours ago
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Positive
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Positive
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Positive
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Positive
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Should Value Investors Buy Northwest Natural (NWN) Stock?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Should Value Investors Buy Northwest Natural (NWN) Stock?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
What Makes Northwest Natural (NWN) a New Strong Buy Stock
Northwest Natural (NWN) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
What Makes Northwest Natural (NWN) a New Strong Buy Stock
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
NW Natural Holdings Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for Tuesday, August 5
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings) announced today it will issue its second quarter 2025 earnings release and conduct an analyst conference call and webcast to review results at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time) on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. To hear the conference by webcast, log on to NW Natural Holdings' corporate website at ir.nwnaturalholdings.com. To hear the conference call by phone, please dial 1-833-470-1428 within t.
NW Natural Holdings Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for Tuesday, August 5
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
NW Natural Holdings Announces Dividend
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) has declared a quarterly dividend of 49 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend will be paid on Aug. 15, 2025 to shareholders of record on July 31, 2025. The Company's indicated annual dividend rate is $1.96 per share. About NW Natural Holdings Northwest Natural Holding Company, (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings), is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has been doing bus.
NW Natural Holdings Announces Dividend
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Here's Why You Should Add NWN Stock to Your Portfolio Right Now
Northwest Natural makes a strong case for investment, given its growth prospects, liquidity and capability to increase shareholders' value.
Here's Why You Should Add NWN Stock to Your Portfolio Right Now
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