National Fuel Gas Company $NFG Shares Acquired by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) by 15.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 132,293 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after buying an additional 17,674 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.15% of National Fuel Gas worth $12,220,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NFG. Barclays PLC boosted its position in National Fuel Gas by 69.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 129,800 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $11,990,000 after purchasing an additional 53,380 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of National Fuel Gas by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 8,054 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $744,000 after purchasing an additional 396 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 31.4% during the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 45,118 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $4,168,000 after buying an additional 10,773 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in National Fuel Gas by 4.0% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,109,820 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $102,517,000 after buying an additional 42,862 shares during the period. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 173.7% in the third quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 19,947 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,842,000 after buying an additional 12,660 shares in the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Scotiabank set a $101.00 target price on National Fuel Gas in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of National Fuel Gas in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research cut National Fuel Gas from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.33.

National Fuel Gas Stock Performance

NYSE NFG opened at $92.96 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market cap of $8.83 billion, a PE ratio of 12.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.57. National Fuel Gas Company has a twelve month low of $69.93 and a twelve month high of $94.13.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The oil and gas producer reported $2.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.15. National Fuel Gas had a net margin of 27.65% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company had revenue of $651.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $650.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.66 earnings per share. National Fuel Gas’s revenue was up 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. National Fuel Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.600-8.100 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that National Fuel Gas Company will post 6.64 earnings per share for the current year.

National Fuel Gas Company Profile

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE: NFG) is a diversified energy company engaged primarily in the production, gathering, transmission, distribution and marketing of natural gas. The company operates through four principal segments: Exploration & Production, Pipeline & Storage, Utilities, and Energy Marketing. Its integrated asset base spans upstream development in the Appalachian Basin, regional pipeline networks, underground storage facilities, and regulated utility distribution systems.

In its Exploration & Production segment, National Fuel Gas focuses on developing natural gas reserves in the Marcellus and Utica shales, leveraging modern drilling and completion techniques.