Northwest Natural (NWN) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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NWN Stock Forecast

Northwest Natural stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $44.00 (represents a 10.72% upside from NWN’s last price of $39.74) and a rating consensus of 'Hold', based on 4 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

NWN Price Target

The average price target for Northwest Natural (NWN) is $44.00 based on 1-year price targets from 4 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $45.00 to $43.00. This represents a potential 10.72% upside from NWN's last price of $39.74.

NWN Analyst Ratings

Hold

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Northwest Natural's rating consensus is 'Hold'. The analyst rating breakdown for NWN stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 1 'Buy' (25.00%), 3 'Hold' (75.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Northwest Natural Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Aug 05, 2024	Selman Akyol	Stifel Nicolaus	$45.00	$37.69	19.40%	13.24%
Aug 05, 2024	Michael Gaugler	Janney Montgomery	$43.00	$37.69	14.09%	8.20%
Jun 04, 2024	Michael Gaugler	Janney Montgomery	$39.00	$37.58	3.78%	-1.86%
May 07, 2024	Selman Akyol	Stifel Nicolaus	$40.00	$37.86	5.65%	0.65%
Jun 01, 2023	Shelby Tucker	RBC Capital	$52.00	$42.18	23.28%	30.85%
Aug 08, 2022		Wells Fargo	$55.00	$52.56	4.64%	38.40%

The latest Northwest Natural stock forecast, released on Aug 05, 2024 by Selman Akyol from Stifel Nicolaus, set a price target of $45.00, which represents a 19.40% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($37.69), and a 13.24% increase from NWN last price ($39.74).

Northwest Natural Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	-	4
Avg Price Target	-	-	$41.75
Last Closing Price	$39.74	$39.74	$39.74
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	-100.00%	5.06%

In the current month, the average price target of Northwest Natural stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Northwest Natural's last price of $39.74. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Aug 05, 2024	Janney Montgomery	Neutral	Buy	Upgrade
Jun 04, 2024	Janney Montgomery		Neutral	Initialise
Jul 07, 2023	Guggenheim	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Jun 01, 2023	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Aug 08, 2022	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
May 24, 2022	Bank of America Securities		Neutral	Upgrade
Feb 28, 2022	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold

Northwest Natural's last stock rating was published by Janney Montgomery on Aug 05, 2024. The company Upgrade its NWN rating from "Neutral" to "Buy".

Northwest Natural Financial Forecast

Northwest Natural Revenue Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$141.48M	$237.86M	$462.42M	$375.25M	$116.84M	$194.96M	$350.30M	$294.09M	$101.45M	$148.92M	$315.95M	$260.27M	$93.28M
Avg Forecast	$478.02M	$181.16M	$285.65M	$616.46M	$432.98M	$161.27M	$258.25M	$525.59M	$409.81M	$151.75M	$227.85M	$473.95M	$395.05M	$138.55M	$231.99M	$447.81M	$358.10M	$127.35M	$193.98M	$358.83M	$300.24M	$102.93M	$154.11M	$318.81M	$267.31M	$98.55M	$140.64M	$315.19M	$271.05M	$97.32M
High Forecast	$501.00M	$189.87M	$299.38M	$646.10M	$453.80M	$169.02M	$270.67M	$550.85M	$429.51M	$159.05M	$238.80M	$491.36M	$419.64M	$141.59M	$231.99M	$447.85M	$361.04M	$127.35M	$203.30M	$376.08M	$318.43M	$102.93M	$154.11M	$318.81M	$267.31M	$98.55M	$140.64M	$315.19M	$271.05M	$97.32M
Low Forecast	$461.67M	$174.97M	$275.88M	$595.38M	$418.17M	$155.75M	$249.42M	$507.61M	$395.79M	$146.56M	$220.05M	$456.54M	$370.45M	$135.51M	$231.99M	$447.77M	$355.16M	$127.35M	$187.34M	$346.56M	$286.95M	$102.93M	$154.11M	$318.81M	$267.31M	$98.55M	$140.64M	$315.19M	$271.05M	$97.32M
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	10
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.11%	1.23%	1.29%	1.25%	1.14%	1.27%	1.10%	1.10%	1.03%	1.06%	1.00%	0.96%	0.96%

Northwest Natural's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 3 analysts is $358.10M, with a low forecast of $355.16M, and a high forecast of $361.04M. NWN's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 153.11% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $141.48M (Sep 23).

Northwest Natural EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	10
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-17.58M	$13.84M	$146.58M	$112.66M	$15.73M	$41.88M	$115.11M	$94.83M	$11.83M	$38.17M	$119.26M	$103.99M	$11.82M
Avg Forecast	$141.40M	$53.59M	$84.50M	$182.35M	$128.08M	$47.70M	$76.39M	$155.47M	$121.22M	$44.89M	$67.40M	$140.20M	$116.86M	$40.98M	$68.63M	$147.31M	$105.93M	$37.67M	$57.38M	$133.92M	$101.87M	$27.50M	$41.17M	$121.74M	$71.42M	$26.33M	$37.58M	$112.09M	$72.42M	$26.00M
High Forecast	$148.20M	$56.17M	$88.56M	$191.12M	$134.24M	$50.00M	$80.07M	$162.95M	$127.05M	$47.05M	$70.64M	$145.35M	$124.13M	$41.88M	$68.63M	$176.77M	$106.80M	$37.67M	$60.14M	$160.70M	$122.24M	$27.50M	$41.17M	$146.09M	$71.42M	$26.33M	$37.58M	$134.51M	$72.42M	$26.00M
Low Forecast	$136.56M	$51.76M	$81.61M	$176.12M	$123.70M	$46.07M	$73.78M	$150.15M	$117.08M	$43.35M	$65.09M	$135.05M	$109.58M	$40.08M	$68.63M	$117.85M	$105.06M	$37.67M	$55.42M	$107.13M	$81.49M	$27.50M	$41.17M	$97.39M	$71.42M	$26.33M	$37.58M	$89.67M	$72.42M	$26.00M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-0.47%	0.24%	1.09%	1.11%	0.57%	1.02%	0.95%	1.33%	0.45%	1.02%	1.06%	1.44%	0.45%

1 analysts predict NWN's average Quarter EBITDA for Sep 23 to be $37.67M, with a high of $37.67M and a low of $37.67M. This is 172.14% upper than Northwest Natural's previous annual EBITDA (Jun 23) of $13.84M.

Northwest Natural Net Income Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	10
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-23.69M	$1.24M	$71.67M	$47.94M	$-19.59M	$1.72M	$56.24M	$40.53M	$-20.66M	$-724.00K	$59.52M	$52.05M	$-17.91M
Avg Forecast	$77.13M	$-61.66M	$4.18M	$104.05M	$63.08M	$-32.81M	$-6.41K	$85.50M	$65.88M	$-29.26M	$-5.45M	$79.78M	$54.37M	$-29.79M	$-4.91M	$71.97M	$49.02M	$-25.53M	$1.15M	$65.43M	$43.54M	$-28.12M	$-2.19M	$59.48M	$48.85M	$-28.32M	$-4.91M	$55.94M	$57.00M	$-26.06M
High Forecast	$81.95M	$-58.92M	$4.44M	$110.55M	$67.03M	$-31.35M	$-6.13K	$90.85M	$70.00M	$-27.96M	$-5.21M	$82.38M	$54.75M	$-28.47M	$-4.70M	$86.36M	$49.39M	$-24.40M	$1.22M	$78.51M	$52.24M	$-28.12M	$-2.19M	$71.37M	$48.85M	$-28.32M	$-4.91M	$67.13M	$57.00M	$-26.06M
Low Forecast	$73.70M	$-65.51M	$4.00M	$99.42M	$60.28M	$-34.86M	$-6.81K	$81.70M	$62.95M	$-31.08M	$-5.79M	$77.18M	$53.60M	$-31.66M	$-5.22M	$57.57M	$48.26M	$-27.13M	$1.10M	$52.34M	$34.83M	$-28.12M	$-2.19M	$47.58M	$48.85M	$-28.32M	$-4.91M	$44.75M	$57.00M	$-26.06M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.93%	1.08%	1.10%	1.10%	0.70%	-0.78%	0.95%	0.83%	0.73%	0.15%	1.06%	0.91%	0.69%

Northwest Natural's average Quarter net income forecast for Sep 23 is $-25.53M, with a range of $-27.13M to $-24.40M. NWN's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -2152.41% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $1.24M (Jun 23).

Northwest Natural SG&A Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	10
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5.38M	$4.44M	$980.00K	$2.27M	$4.70M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Avg Forecast	$5.26M	$1.99M	$3.14M	$6.78M	$4.76M	$1.77M	$2.84M	$5.78M	$4.51M	$1.67M	$2.51M	$5.21M	$4.34M	$1.52M	$2.55M	$4.93M	$3.94M	$1.40M	$2.13M	$3.95M	$3.30M	$1.13M	$1.69M	$3.51M	$2.94M	$1.08M	$1.55M	$3.47M	$2.98M	$1.07M
High Forecast	$5.51M	$2.09M	$3.29M	$7.11M	$4.99M	$1.86M	$2.98M	$6.06M	$4.72M	$1.75M	$2.63M	$5.40M	$4.62M	$1.56M	$2.55M	$4.93M	$3.97M	$1.40M	$2.24M	$4.14M	$3.50M	$1.13M	$1.69M	$3.51M	$2.94M	$1.08M	$1.55M	$3.47M	$2.98M	$1.07M
Low Forecast	$5.08M	$1.92M	$3.03M	$6.55M	$4.60M	$1.71M	$2.74M	$5.58M	$4.35M	$1.61M	$2.42M	$5.02M	$4.07M	$1.49M	$2.55M	$4.92M	$3.91M	$1.40M	$2.06M	$3.81M	$3.16M	$1.13M	$1.69M	$3.51M	$2.94M	$1.08M	$1.55M	$3.47M	$2.98M	$1.07M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.36%	1.34%	0.87%	1.34%	1.34%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Northwest Natural's average Quarter SG&A projection for Jun 23 is $2.13M, based on 1 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $2.06M to $2.24M. The forecast indicates a -60.31% fall compared to NWN last annual SG&A of $5.38M (Mar 23).

Northwest Natural EPS Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	10
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$-0.65	$0.03	$2.01	$1.35	$-0.56	$0.05	$1.80	$1.30	$-0.67	$-0.02	$1.94	$1.70	$-0.59
Avg Forecast	$2.01	$-1.61	$0.11	$2.71	$1.64	$-0.85	$-0.00	$2.23	$1.72	$-0.76	$-0.14	$2.08	$1.42	$-0.78	$-0.13	$1.77	$1.28	$-0.67	$0.03	$1.90	$1.31	$-0.73	$-0.06	$1.89	$1.28	$-0.74	$-0.13	$1.82	$1.49	$-0.68
High Forecast	$2.13	$-1.53	$0.12	$2.88	$1.75	$-0.82	$-0.00	$2.37	$1.82	$-0.73	$-0.14	$2.15	$1.43	$-0.74	$-0.12	$1.78	$1.29	$-0.64	$0.03	$2.02	$1.41	$-0.73	$-0.06	$1.89	$1.28	$-0.74	$-0.13	$1.82	$1.49	$-0.68
Low Forecast	$1.92	$-1.71	$0.10	$2.59	$1.57	$-0.91	$-0.00	$2.13	$1.64	$-0.81	$-0.15	$2.01	$1.40	$-0.82	$-0.14	$1.77	$1.26	$-0.71	$0.03	$1.81	$1.23	$-0.73	$-0.06	$1.89	$1.28	$-0.74	$-0.13	$1.82	$1.49	$-0.68
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.98%	1.15%	1.06%	1.03%	0.76%	-0.87%	0.95%	1.02%	0.91%	0.16%	1.06%	1.14%	0.86%

According to 1 Wall Street analysts, Northwest Natural's projected average Quarter EPS for Sep 23 is $-0.67, with a low estimate of $-0.71 and a high estimate of $-0.64. This represents a -2027.54% decrease compared to NWN previous annual EPS of $0.03 (Jun 23).

Northwest Natural Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
OGS	ONE Gas	$69.07	$76.50	10.76%	Hold
NWN	Northwest Natural	$39.74	$44.00	10.72%	Hold
ATO	Atmos Energy	$141.03	$152.00	7.78%	Buy
SR	Spire	$69.45	$74.00	6.55%	Buy
NI	NiSource	$36.64	$38.25	4.39%	Buy
CPK	Chesapeake Utilities	$121.19	$124.00	2.32%	Hold
UGI	UGI	$29.81	$30.00	0.64%	Hold
NJR	New Jersey Resources	$47.03	$47.00	-0.06%	Hold
SPH	Suburban Propane Partners	$20.05	$17.00	-15.21%	Sell

NWN Forecast FAQ

Is Northwest Natural a good buy?

No, according to 4 Wall Street analysts, Northwest Natural (NWN) is considered a 'Hold'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 1 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 25.00% of NWN's total ratings.

What is NWN's price target?

Northwest Natural (NWN) average price target is $44 with a range of $43 to $45, implying a 10.72% from its last price of $39.74. The data is based on 4 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Northwest Natural stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for NWN stock, the company can go up by 10.72% (from the last price of $39.74 to the average price target of $44), up by 13.24% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 8.20% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Northwest Natural stock reach $60?

NWN's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $44 does not support the claim that Northwest Natural can reach $60 in the near future.

What are Northwest Natural's analysts' financial forecasts?

Northwest Natural's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $1.38B (high $1.44B, low $1.33B), average EBITDA is $407.64M (high $427.24M, low $393.7M), average net income is $115.77M (high $126.52M, low $107.12M), average SG&A $15.16M (high $15.89M, low $14.64M), and average EPS is $3.02 (high $3.3, low $2.79). NWN's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $1.56B (high $1.64B, low $1.51B), average EBITDA is $461.84M (high $484.04M, low $446.04M), average net income is $123.71M (high $138.03M, low $111.61M), average SG&A $17.17M (high $18M, low $16.58M), and average EPS is $3.22 (high $3.6, low $2.91).

Did the NWN's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Northwest Natural's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $1.04B, beating the average analysts forecast of $876.07M by 18.41%. Apple's EBITDA was $285.39M, missing the average prediction of $292.28M by -2.36%. The company's net income was $86.3M, beating the average estimation of $72.71M by 18.70%. Apple's SG&A was $12.39M, beating the average forecast of $9.64M by 28.58%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.54, beating the average prediction of $2.41 by 5.56%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), Northwest Natural's revenue was $141.48M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $127.35M by 11.09%. The company's EBITDA was $-17.577M, missing the average prediction of $37.67M by -146.66%. Northwest Natural's net income was $-23.687M, missing the average estimation of $-25.532M by -7.23%. The company's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $1.4M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.65, missing the average prediction of $-0.665 by -2.26%