National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.500-7.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NFG. Argus upgraded shares of National Fuel Gas to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com lowered National Fuel Gas from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on National Fuel Gas from $65.00 to $64.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on National Fuel Gas in a research report on Monday, October 28th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $62.00 price target for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $69.00.

National Fuel Gas Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NFG traded up $3.84 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $72.30. 341,607 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 600,094. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $63.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. National Fuel Gas has a 12 month low of $45.32 and a 12 month high of $72.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.64.

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.22. National Fuel Gas had a return on equity of 14.88% and a net margin of 3.99%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.46 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that National Fuel Gas will post 6.19 earnings per share for the current year.

National Fuel Gas Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.515 dividend. This represents a $2.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. National Fuel Gas’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 254.32%.

Insider Transactions at National Fuel Gas

In related news, insider Justin I. Loweth sold 19,532 shares of National Fuel Gas stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.27, for a total transaction of $1,216,257.64. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 41,841 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,605,439.07. This trade represents a 31.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Donna L. Decarolis sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.58, for a total transaction of $625,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 81,519 shares in the company, valued at $5,101,459.02. This trade represents a 10.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.55% of the company’s stock.

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.