Northwest Natural (NWN) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) is anticipated to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.09 per share and revenue of $464.65 million for the quarter. Northwest Natural has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.750-2.950 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $2.75-2.95 EPS.

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $370.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $395.05 million. Northwest Natural had a return on equity of 5.89% and a net margin of 6.90%. Northwest Natural’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.21 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Northwest Natural to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Northwest Natural Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE:NWN opened at $43.17 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $42.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $41.15. Northwest Natural has a 52 week low of $34.82 and a 52 week high of $44.38. The company has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.36 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Northwest Natural Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $0.49 dividend. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.54%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. Northwest Natural’s payout ratio is 96.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Northwest Natural

In related news, Director David Hugo Anderson sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.00, for a total value of $322,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 109,882 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,724,926. This represents a 6.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP David A. Weber sold 2,183 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.46, for a total transaction of $92,690.18. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 255 shares in the company, valued at $10,827.30. This trade represents a 89.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,192 shares of company stock valued at $1,054,793 in the last 90 days. 0.93% 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.