National Fuel Gas (NFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Fuel Gas in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" NFG shares.
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1 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for National Fuel Gas' shares. Their NFG share price targets range from $54.00 to $72.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $61.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price.
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National Fuel Gas' stock was trading at $50.17 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NFG shares have increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $51.82.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2024.
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National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 8th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.14. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $525.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $664.57 million. National Fuel Gas had a net margin of 21.58% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.81%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 20.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.84 EPS.

National Fuel Gas announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.495 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $1.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.82%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 27th.
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National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.72%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 54 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 41.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NFG will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) stock in their portfolio include First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU), Roundhill S&P Dividend Monarchs ETF (KNGS), Inspire Faithward Mid Cap Momentum ETF (GLRY), First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF (ECLN), First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (EMLP), FT Energy Income Partners Strategy ETF (EIPX), Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE) and ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL).

National Fuel Gas updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 4.900-5.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.960. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

9 employees have rated National Fuel Gas Chief Executive Officer Ronald J. Tanski on Glassdoor.com. Ronald J. Tanski has an approval rating of 65% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other National Fuel Gas investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Bank of America (BAC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Dominion Energy (D), Walt Disney (DIS) and Duke Energy (DUK).

National Fuel Gas' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Kwmg LLC (0.10%), Cardinal Capital Management (0.10%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.09%), CWM LLC (0.08%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.07%) and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Bauer, Donna L Decarolis, Justin I Loweth, Michael W Reville, Ronald C Kraemer and Ronald J Tanski.
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Shares of NFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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