Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases 7,936 Shares of National Fuel Gas Company $NFG

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) by 196.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,983 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,936 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in National Fuel Gas were worth $1,046,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NFG. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in National Fuel Gas in the 2nd quarter valued at $91,964,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in National Fuel Gas by 642.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 465,830 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $39,460,000 after purchasing an additional 403,107 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 99.6% during the third quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 465,254 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $42,976,000 after buying an additional 232,130 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 17.6% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,051,086 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $89,038,000 after buying an additional 157,220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of National Fuel Gas by 3.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,035,345 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $343,962,000 after buying an additional 132,855 shares in the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NFG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research cut shares of National Fuel Gas from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Scotiabank set a $101.00 target price on shares of National Fuel Gas in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of National Fuel Gas in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.33.

National Fuel Gas Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NFG opened at $92.96 on Friday. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $84.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $84.33. National Fuel Gas Company has a 1-year low of $69.93 and a 1-year high of $94.13. The firm has a market cap of $8.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.57.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The oil and gas producer reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.15. National Fuel Gas had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 27.65%.The firm had revenue of $651.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $650.70 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.66 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. National Fuel Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.600-8.100 EPS. 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.