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National Fuel Gas

84.21 USD
+0.28
0.33%
At close Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
84.21
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.33%
5 days
-0.15%
1 month
0.66%
3 months
6.87%
6 months
37.26%
Year to date
37.24%
1 year
53.28%
5 years
101.27%
10 years
46.17%
 

About: National Fuel Gas Co is a diversified energy company engaged in the production, gathering, transportation, distribution, and marketing of natural gas. The operating segments of the company are the Exploration and Production segment, the Pipeline and Storage segment, the Gathering segment, and the Utility segment. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Exploration and Production segment which is engaged in the exploration for, and the development and production of, natural gas in the Appalachian region of the United States. Geographically, the company operates in the United States.

Employees: 2,311

0
Funds holding %
of 7,310 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

179% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 48

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 11 (+4) [Q1 2025]

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.17B [Q4 2024] → $5.45B (+$1.28B) [Q1 2025]

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 489 [Q4 2024] → 570 (+81) [Q1 2025]

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 169

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.41% [Q4 2024] → 75.95% (+0.54%) [Q1 2025]

6% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.36M | Put options by funds: $6.75M

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$77
9%
downside
Avg. target
$81
4%
downside
High target
$85
1%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
0%
neutral
0%
negative
100%
B of A Securities
Asit Sen
1%upside
$85
Underperform
Maintained
23 May 2025
B of A Securities
Kalei Akamine
9%downside
$77
Underperform
Maintained
29 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about NFG published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
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Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
4 Integrated Energy Stocks to Gain Despite Industry Weaknesses
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Positive
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4 days ago
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
7 Upcoming Dividend Increases Including Two Kings
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Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
3 Stocks That Declared Dividend Hikes Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions
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Positive
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2 weeks ago
National Fuel Gas (NFG) Could Be a Great Choice
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Positive
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2 weeks ago
National Fuel Gas Hikes Dividend by 3.9%, Boosts Shareholder Value
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National Fuel Gas Hikes Dividend by 3.9%, Boosts Shareholder Value
Positive
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3 weeks ago
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