Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.750-2.950 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.880. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Northwest Natural also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.75-2.95 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Northwest Natural from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 14th.

Northwest Natural Stock Down 1.3 %

Northwest Natural stock traded down $0.54 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $40.61. 95,596 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 199,022. Northwest Natural has a 52-week low of $34.82 and a 52-week high of $44.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 0.62. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $40.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.01). Northwest Natural had a return on equity of 5.89% and a net margin of 6.90%. The firm had revenue of $370.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $395.05 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.21 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Northwest Natural will post 2.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Northwest Natural Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st were paid a $0.49 dividend. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. Northwest Natural’s payout ratio is 92.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Northwest Natural

In other Northwest Natural news, CEO David Hugo Anderson sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.33, for a total value of $309,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 137,742 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,692,876.86. The trade was a 5.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 23,009 shares of company stock worth $936,978 over the last three months. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Northwest Natural

Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates a mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center.