Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) is expected to announce its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of ($0.8829) per share and revenue of $176.40 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.09. Northwest Natural Gas had a net margin of 9.75% and a return on equity of 8.33%. The company had revenue of $243.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $271.87 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.01 earnings per share. Northwest Natural Gas’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Northwest Natural Gas to post $3.06 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3.23 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Northwest Natural Gas Trading Up 1.7%

NWN stock opened at $50.77 on Tuesday. Northwest Natural Gas has a twelve month low of $44.45 and a twelve month high of $55.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.09.

Northwest Natural Gas Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Northwest Natural Gas’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.4925. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Northwest Natural Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on NWN shares. BTIG Research set a $56.00 price target on shares of Northwest Natural Gas in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Northwest Natural Gas in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Northwest Natural Gas to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Northwest Natural Gas from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, Truist Financial initiated coverage on Northwest Natural Gas in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. They set a “hold” rating and a $54.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.86.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David Anderson sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.71, for a total value of $73,065.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 47,759 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,326,340.89. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 4,500 shares of company stock worth $221,400 over the last ninety days. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Northwest Natural Gas

Northwest Natural Gas Company, operating as NW Natural and a subsidiary of Northwest Natural Holding Company, is an energy and utility company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Its principal business is the distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

NW Natural serves communities primarily in Oregon and southwest Washington through a regulated natural gas distribution system. The company also provides related services, including natural gas storage and programs focused on renewable natural gas and other lower-carbon energy solutions.

The company traces its history to 1859 and has expanded beyond its traditional natural gas operations through investments in water and wastewater utilities.