Northwest Natural Holdings

NWN

Market cap $1.82B

As consumer sentiment weakens and volatility climbs, low-beta picks like ATO, CNP, CWCO, and NWN offer steady defense.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings) announced today it will issue its third quarter and year-to-date 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 Wednesday, Nov. 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.

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) has increased the quarterly dividend to 49.25 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend will be paid on Nov. 14, 2025 to shareholders of record on Oct. 31, 2025. The Company's indicated annual dividend rate is $1.97 per share. About NW Natural Holdings Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN) (NW Natural Holdings) is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has been doing.

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PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE:NWN) (NW Natural Holdings) has hired Kyra Patterson as its Chief People Officer, effective September 8, 2025. Patterson comes to NW Natural Holdings after serving as Chief Human Relations Officer at Avangrid, a large utility services company serving about 3.1 million customers throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine. A former nuclear officer in the United States Navy, Patterson's career includes human re.

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