Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.750-2.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.880. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Northwest Natural also updated its FY25 guidance to $2.75-2.95 EPS.

Northwest Natural Trading Up 3.7 %

NYSE:NWN traded up $1.50 on Monday, reaching $42.38. 344,909 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 208,310. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.99 and a beta of 0.62. The company's 50 day moving average is $40.20 and its 200-day moving average is $40.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Northwest Natural has a 1-year low of $34.82 and a 1-year high of $44.25.

Northwest Natural (NYSE:NWN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $370.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $395.05 million. Northwest Natural had a net margin of 6.90% and a return on equity of 5.89%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.21 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Northwest Natural will post 2.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Northwest Natural Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st were given a dividend of $0.49 per share. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. Northwest Natural's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 96.55%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Northwest Natural from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 14th.

Insider Transactions at Northwest Natural

In related news, CEO David Hugo Anderson sold 7,500 shares of Northwest Natural stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.33, for a total value of $309,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 137,742 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,692,876.86. This trade represents a 5.16 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 23,009 shares of company stock valued at $936,978 in the last quarter. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Northwest Natural Company Profile

Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates a mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center.