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Northwest Natural Holding Company

NWN

NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Gas·Mkt cap $2.1B

$49.73

+2.05%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$39.29 - $55.99

P/E

16.64

Fwd P/E

16.53

Beta

0.43

Div Yield

4.04%

Avg Vol

272.2K

Shares Out

41.6M

Mkt Cap

$2.1B

Price action

Price chart

Up 19.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Regulated utility monopoly with stable, predictable cash flows and regulatory rate recovery mechanisms
  • Strategic gas storage facility providing supply security and third-party revenue generation
  • Established 160+ year operational history and deep regional infrastructure integration
  • Diversified revenue streams across gas, water, and emerging renewable energy segments
  • Essential infrastructure positioning with high customer switching costs and inelastic demand

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.4).

Growth

Stable outlook

Renewable natural gas investments capitalizing on decarbonization trends and regulatory incentives

Value

Fairly valued vs Gas Utilities peers

Momentum

Weak

-10.8% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

4.04% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.33 vs $2.40 consensus (-2.9% surprise). Revenue of $490.4M vs $538.6M expected (-8.9%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-2.9%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+4%

+14%

+12%

+20%

+6%

-1%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$211.7M

$136.9M

$370.9M

$494.3M

$236.2M

$164.7M

$394.2M

$490.4M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

19.9%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$54.00

+8.6% vs $49.73

Low $50.00
Median $54.00
High $58.00

Latest: Wells Fargo · $50.00 · May 11, 2026

2 analysts covering

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How NWN stacks vs Regulated Gas

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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