Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) is expected to be posting its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, February 27th. Analysts expect Northwest Natural Gas to post earnings of $1.35 per share and revenue of $419.3620 million for the quarter. Parties may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Northwest Natural Gas Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE NWN opened at $49.27 on Friday. Northwest Natural Gas has a 52-week low of $38.94 and a 52-week high of $50.90. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48.

Northwest Natural Gas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a $1.97 dividend. This represents a $7.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 16.0%. This is a positive change from Northwest Natural Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. Northwest Natural Gas’s dividend payout ratio is currently 78.49%.

Institutional Trading of Northwest Natural Gas

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in Northwest Natural Gas by 40.5% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 8,659 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $405,000 after buying an additional 2,498 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Northwest Natural Gas during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $342,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Northwest Natural Gas during the fourth quarter worth $1,017,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Northwest Natural Gas during the 4th quarter valued at $607,000. Finally, VARCOV Co. bought a new stake in shares of Northwest Natural Gas in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $399,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on NWN. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Northwest Natural Gas from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Northwest Natural Gas in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $55.00 target price on shares of Northwest Natural Gas in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.33.

Northwest Natural Gas Company Profile

Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE: NWN), commonly known as NW Natural, is a publicly traded energy utility primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company operates an extensive pipeline network spanning thousands of miles across Oregon and southwest Washington. Its core business activities include gas procurement, system operation and maintenance, safety inspections and customer service support.

Dating back to the mid-19th century, Northwest Natural traces its origins to the Portland Gas Light Company, which first illuminated Portland streets with manufactured gas in 1859.