Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for NWN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Northwest Natural (NWN) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$48.46+0.73 (+1.5%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week's news for Northwest Natural centers on a dividend increase to $0.50 per share, extending a 71-year streak and lifting the forward yield to 4.18%, alongside a Texas rate-case settlement for its SiEnergy subsidiaries expected to raise annual revenue requirements by $8.60 million and the rate base by $177.00 million, pending regulatory approval and set at a 9.80% return on equity. Commentary also pointed to the MX3 gas storage project and a larger Texas meter backlog as growth drivers, while Northwest Natural Gas Company separately carries a "Moderate Buy" consensus from seven analysts, and Argus has issued a research report on the name.
Shares closed at $48.46, up 1.5% on the day, but remain below both the 50-day average of $48.91 and the 200-day average of $49.94, with the shorter average also under the longer one. The GekkoIndex reading sits at 56.1, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price stands 7.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $52.31.
Earnings are scheduled for 5 November 2026, 23 days out, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 5 August 2026 produced EPS of $0.01 against a $-0.08 estimate and a 4.2% reaction, with six beats across eight quarters and an average absolute reaction of 2.4%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.5% return over five years, rising in three of them, worth noting alongside the gap to fair value.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Northwest Natural price vs fair value
Close $48.46200-day averageGekko Fair Value $52.31
Northwest Natural quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.04B
- P/E ratio
- 15.9
- Forward P/E
- 14.5
- EPS, TTM
- $3.01
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.29B
- Profit margin
- 9.7%
- Dividend yield
- 4.12%
- Beta
- 0.39
- Volume
- 219,487 avg 292,784
- 1-year return
- +10.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.6%
- 50-day average
- $48.91
- 200-day average
- $49.94
- Next earnings
- Nov 5
- Shares outstanding
- 42.09M
Northwest Natural swing-trade checklist
Northwest Natural scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $48.46 is below the 50-day ($48.91) and 200-day ($49.94) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
56.1, Neutral
Reading 56.1 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
7.4% below
Price is 7.4% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 24 days
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+1.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Northwest Natural stock chart and price history
Northwest Natural closed at $48.46 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $43.78 to $55.99.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- 0.0%
- 3 months
- −4.2%
- 6 months
- −11.2%
- 1 year
- +10.9%
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About Northwest Natural
Northwest Natural supplies regulated natural gas to households, businesses, industrial sites, and transportation users across Oregon and Southwest Washington, working through its Northwest Natural Gas Company subsidiary. It is recognized for this core gas distribution network, which reaches roughly 786,000 meters, and for operating the Mist storage facility, a 5.7 billion cubic foot site it leases out to other utilities and energy marketers.
Beyond piping gas to customers, the company offers gas asset management services, runs a retail outlet for appliances, and holds positions in wider gas storage work, water utilities, and non-regulated renewable natural gas projects. Its water and wastewater arm serves about 80,000 people through close to 33,000 connections spread across the Pacific Northwest and Texas, giving the business a mix of regulated gas delivery alongside these other utility and energy interests.
Founded in 1859, Northwest Natural is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker NWN.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Gas distributors
- Website
- nwnaturalholdings.com
Northwest Natural GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Northwest Natural’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56.1, in the Neutral zone, down 8.8 points over five sessions.
56.1Neutral
Down 8.8 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 29 | +1.5% | +2.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 207 | +0.8% | +2.1% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 404 | 0.0% | +0.3% | ||
| Distribution | 39 | −1.7% | −0.6% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average NWN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Northwest Natural stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Northwest Natural trades 7.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $52.31, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Northwest Natural shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$52.31
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
7.4% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 10.6% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Northwest Natural insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Northwest Natural, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in NWN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Northwest Natural has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, year ended Dec 31, 2018
- $7.95M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.39%
From company filings.
Northwest Natural earnings: next date and track record
Northwest Natural reports on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
24 days away
- EPS estimate
- −$0.88
- Revenue estimate
- $178.2M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.4%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Northwest Natural Holdings reported Q2 2026 EPS exceeding expectations, prompting management to guide toward the top half of full-year EPS range. SiEnergy (Texas) achieved 15%+ organic customer growth with 260,000+ meters in backlog. Oregon filed a multiparty settlement for $13M revenue requirement (vs. $15.6M requested), effective October 2026. Washington rate case delivered 80%+ of requested revenue requirement with 50/50 equity-debt capital structure.
- Guidance
- Management raised 2026 EPS outlook to the top half of $2.95-$3.15 range, citing strong year-to-date performance and regulatory clarity. Texas expects 15-20% annual customer growth through 2030. Oregon multiyear rate case framework expected by end of 2027, with new rates effective 2029.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.01 est −$0.08 | $243.6M est $271.9M | +4.2% |
| May 6, 2026 | $2.33 est $2.40 | $490.4M est $538.6M | −4.8% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $1.39 est $1.36 | $394.2M est $434.6M | +4.6% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | −$0.73 est −$0.82 | $164.7M est $419.4M | −0.3% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.01 est −$0.07 | $236.2M est $174.7M | −1.2% |
| May 6, 2025 | $2.28 est $2.09 | $494.3M est $228.7M | +0.9% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $1.41 est $1.42 | $370.9M est $395.1M | +3.0% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | −$0.71 est −$0.79 | $136.9M est $385.6M | −0.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Northwest Natural stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Northwest Natural is $57.40, +18.4% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$57.40consensus 12-month target, +18.4% from the last close
Now $48.46Avg $57.40
Low $50High $61
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | Wells Fargo | $50 | +3.2% |
| Aug 5 | Maxim Group | — | — |
| Aug 5 | Wells Fargo | $50 | +3.2% |
| Jul 23 | BTIG | $61 | +25.9% |
| Jul 21 | Wells Fargo | $50 | +3.2% |
+0.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Northwest Natural seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Northwest Natural averaged +1.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.7% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.3% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, NWN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.6%.
Northwest Natural market cap and key statistics
Northwest Natural’s market cap is $2.04B, with a P/E ratio of 15.9 and revenue of $1.29B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.04B
- P/E ratio
- 15.9
- Forward P/E
- 14.5
- EPS, TTM
- $3.01
- Gekko Fair Value
- $52.31
Trading
- Volume
- 219,487
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 292,784
- 52-week high
- $55.99
- 52-week low
- $43.78
- Shares outstanding
- 42.09M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.29B
- Profit margin
- 9.7%
- Return on equity
- 8.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +6.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.39
- Typical daily move
- ±1.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.6%
- Dividend yield
- 4.12%
Northwest Natural stock news this week
Coverage of Northwest Natural this week reads positive: 6 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Northwest Natural Holding (NWN) Raises Its Dividend, Is The Stock Still A Bargain?Simply Wall Street, Oct 11
- Trading the Move, Not the Narrative: (NWN) EditionStock Traders Daily, Oct 9
- Northwest Natural Holding Compa (NWN) Stock ForecastsYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 9
- How Dividend Raise At Northwest Natural Holding Stock Has Changed Its Investment StorySimply Wall Street, Oct 9
- Northwest Natural Holding (NWN) Raises Quarterly Dividend to $0.50, Yielding 4.18%GuruFocus, Oct 9
- Northwest Natural Gas Company (NYSE:NWN) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from AnalystsDefense World, Oct 8
Northwest Natural peers
Northwest Natural’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TRGPTarga Resources | Neutral | 3.2% below |
| SRESempra | Neutral | 8.8% below |
| CQPCheniere Energy Partners | Neutral | 35.0% below |
| ATOAtmos Energy | Neutral | 6.2% below |
| NINiSource | Neutral | 12.8% above |
| SWXSouthwest Gas | Neutral | 7.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Northwest Natural stock FAQ
What is Northwest Natural’s market cap?
Northwest Natural’s market cap is $2.04B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $48.46, with 42.09M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.9.
What is the Northwest Natural stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Northwest Natural is $57.40, +18.4% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Northwest Natural stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Northwest Natural is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $48.46 is 7.4% below Gekko Fair Value of $52.31. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Northwest Natural report earnings next?
Northwest Natural is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.88 per share on revenue of $178.2M. Northwest Natural beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.4% on average across the report.
What is Northwest Natural’s 52-week high and low?
Northwest Natural’s 52-week high is $55.99 and its 52-week low is $43.78; it closed at $48.46 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $57.63 on Mar 8, 2022.
Is Northwest Natural stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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