National Fuel Gas’ (NFG) “Hold (C+)” Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reiterated their hold (c+) rating on shares of National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) in a report released on Tuesday morning,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of National Fuel Gas from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Zacks Research cut shares of National Fuel Gas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Scotiabank cut shares of National Fuel Gas from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $102.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of National Fuel Gas from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $85.00 to $107.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $98.00.

National Fuel Gas Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE NFG opened at $85.20 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. National Fuel Gas has a 52 week low of $58.82 and a 52 week high of $94.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $87.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 0.58.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $531.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $596.12 million. National Fuel Gas had a net margin of 11.15% and a return on equity of 20.81%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 27.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. National Fuel Gas has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.500 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-6.950 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that National Fuel Gas will post 6.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Fuel Gas Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a $0.535 dividend. This represents a $2.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. National Fuel Gas’s payout ratio is presently 80.45%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National Fuel Gas

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in National Fuel Gas in the first quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 5.7% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 13,184 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,044,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 18.5% in the first quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,908 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust purchased a new stake in National Fuel Gas in the first quarter valued at approximately $259,000. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management grew its holdings in National Fuel Gas by 29,652.6% in the first quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 5,653 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 5,634 shares during the period. 73.96% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

National Fuel Gas Company Profile

National Fuel Gas Company operates as a diversified energy company. It operates through four segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Gathering, and Utility. The Exploration and Production segment explores for, develops, and produces natural gas and oil. The Pipeline and Storage segment provides interstate natural gas transportation services through an integrated gas pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New York; and owns and operates underground natural gas storage fields.