Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN

$39.22

2.07%

Market Cap: $1.52B

About: Northwest Natural Holding Co is a public natural gas service supplier operating in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Its subsidiary, NW Natural, operates through the natural gas distribution segment, which purchases and distributes natural gas through which operates in Oregon and southwest Washington. The company generates its revenue from residential, commercial, and industrial customers, the majority of which are in Oregon. Residential and commercial customers account for the vast majority of profitability.

Employees: 1,380

Utilities Natural Gas Distribution

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Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

90% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.76M | Put options by funds: $924K

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 70

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 245 [Q1] → 244 (-1) [Q2]

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 34

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B [Q1] → $1.04B (-$48.7M) [Q2]

30.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 106.33% [Q1] → 75.7% (-30.63%) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

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

Low target

$43

10%

upside

Avg. target

$43

10%

upside

High target

$43

10%

upside

1 analyst rating

1 positive

100%

0 neutral

0%

0 negative

0%

Janney Montgomery Scott

Michael Gaugler

100% 1-year accuracy

1 / 1 met price target

10%upside

$43

Buy

Upgraded

5 Aug 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 8 articles about NWN published over the past 30 days

NW Natural Names New Executive

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NW Natural Holdings (NYSE: NWN), comprised of NW Natural Gas Company, NW Natural Water, and NW Natural Renewables, has named Brian Fellon as its new vice president, Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer. Fellon will begin his new role with the company on September 23. Fellon joins NW Natural after spending the last eight years as an executive at Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, Wash., where he served as director of applications services, AI.

NW Natural Names New Executive

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4 Dividend Kings Passive Income Investors Love as Interest Rates Plunge

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4 Dividend Kings Passive Income Investors Love as Interest Rates Plunge

NW Natural Holdings Announces Mary E. Ludford as Board Member

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NW Natural Holding Company's (NYSE: NWN) board of directors has elected a new member, Mary E. Ludford, effective August 19, 2024. From 2018 until her retirement in 2020, Ludford served as deputy chief security officer for Exelon Corporation, a leading provider of utility services in the United States. She previously served as vice president, corporate operations from 2016 to 2018 and as chief audit executive from 2010 until 2016 at Exelon. Additionally, Ludford.

NW Natural Holdings Announces Mary E. Ludford as Board Member

Zacks Investment Research

Should Value Investors Buy Northwest Natural (NWN) Stock?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Should Value Investors Buy Northwest Natural (NWN) Stock?

52 Maybe Buy And Hold Stocks From August Dogcatcher Research

Screening for mid to large-caps, high (>2%) dividends, attractive or neutral rated, >5yr dividend history, positive cash flow stocks as of 8/12/24 data from YCharts revealed 52 potential buy to hold candidates. The resulting list targets investors who “want to simply focus on profitable stocks without the fuss and bother of anything but an annual review and rebalance”. This inquiry will persist for months until a dozen or two truly qualified buy to hold qualifiers are determined from this ongoing search among large, well-established low-volatility and unsinkable companies.

52 Maybe Buy And Hold Stocks From August Dogcatcher Research

Zacks Investment Research

3 Utility Stocks to Buy on Imminent September Rate Cut

Invest in utility stocks like UGI, Northwest Natural (NWN) and Veolia (VEOEY) for steady returns and reduction of risk in a recovering economy.

3 Utility Stocks to Buy on Imminent September Rate Cut

NW Natural Holdings Names Raymond Kaszuba Chief Financial Officer

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE:NWN) (NW Natural Holdings) has hired Raymond (Ray) Kaszuba to serve as the company's senior vice president and chief financial officer effective August 31, 2024. Ray comes to NW Natural Holdings from AmeriGas, the United States' largest propane distributor and a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, where he served most recently as interim president and prior to that as vice president and chief financial officer. Previously, he w.

NW Natural Holdings Names Raymond Kaszuba Chief Financial Officer

Churchill Stateside Securities Acts as a Bond Underwriter for $18MM in Short-Term Cash Collateralized Tax-Exempt Bonds Sold in The Public Marketplace to Institutional Investors as Part of Affordable Housing Community Transaction

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable energy financial services company, is pleased to announce the closing of a 168-unit new construction community located in Morehead City, North Carolina. The financing for the construction of this community includes a $14,236,200 FHA/HUD 221(d)(4) Construction Advance loan and $18,000,000 of short-term cash collateralized tax-exempt bonds through Churchill Stateside Securities. Guy Spieler, Pre.

Churchill Stateside Securities Acts as a Bond Underwriter for $18MM in Short-Term Cash Collateralized Tax-Exempt Bonds Sold in The Public Marketplace to Institutional Investors as Part of Affordable Housing Community Transaction

53 August Dividend Kings: Buy 7, Watch 9 More

“What is a Dividend King? A stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.”—suredividend.com. The 53 Dividend Kings, screened as of August 6, represented 8 of 11 Morningstar Sectors. Broker-targeted top-ten net-gains ranged 9.36%-31.67% topped-by PPG, and Target. By yield, Altria tops-all. Top-ten August dogs: NFG, FRT, KVUE, FTS, UBSI, BKH, NWN, CDUAF, UVV, & MO averaged 4.92% in yield.

53 August Dividend Kings: Buy 7, Watch 9 More

Zacks Investment Research

Are Investors Undervaluing Northwest Natural (NWN) Right Now?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Are Investors Undervaluing Northwest Natural (NWN) Right Now?

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