Northwest Natural Holding Compa (NWN) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Gas
Sell if holding. At $49.86, A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: Oregon (88.0%); Concentration risk — Regulatory: OPUC (Oregon Public Utility Commission).
Northwest Natural Holding operates NW Natural, a regulated gas distribution utility with approximately 810,000 meters in Oregon (88%) and southwest Washington (12%), plus SiEnergy (~90,000 meters in Texas DFW/Houston/Austin areas acquired January 2025). Revenue is regulated by... Read more
Sell if holding. At $49.86, A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: Oregon (88.0%); Concentration risk — Regulatory: OPUC (Oregon Public Utility Commission). Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Northwest Natural Holding Compa
Latest news
- NEWS Northwest Natural Holding Company: - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com neutral
- NEWS Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Northwest Natural To Go Ex-Dividend On April 30th, 2026 With 0.4925 USD Dividend Per Share - Moomoo — Moomoo neutral
- NEWS Northwest Natural Gas initiated with a Hold at Freedom Broker - TipRanks — TipRanks neutral
- NEWS Northwest Natural Gas (NYSE:NWN) Upgraded by Freedom Capital to "Hold" Rating - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicOregon88%10-K Item 1: 'Approximately 88% of customers are located in Oregon and 12% are located in southwest Washington'
- HIGHregulatoryOPUC (Oregon Public Utility Commission)10-K Item 1: 'The NWN Gas Utility business is subject to regulation by the OPUC and WUTC. These regulatory agencies authorize rates and allow recovery mechanisms'
- MEDIUMcounterpartyPortland General Electric (North Mist storage, 30-year contract)10-K Item 1: 'The North Mist facility provides long-term, no-notice underground gas storage service and is dedicated solely to Portland General Electric (PGE) under a 30-year contract'
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Revenue shrinking — -0.8% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Sell if holding. At $49.86, A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: Oregon (88.0%); Concentration risk — Regulatory: OPUC (Oregon Public Utility Commission). Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $47.40. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $50.02 (+0.3% upside). Prior stop was $47.40. Stop-loss: $47.40.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Oregon (88.0%); Concentration risk — Regulatory: OPUC (Oregon Public Utility Commission); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Northwest Natural Holding Compa trades at a P/E of 17.1 (forward 15.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover NWN with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $58.
What does Northwest Natural Holding Compa do?Northwest Natural Holding operates NW Natural, a regulated gas distribution utility with approximately 810,000 meters...
Northwest Natural Holding operates NW Natural, a regulated gas distribution utility with approximately 810,000 meters in Oregon (88%) and southwest Washington (12%), plus SiEnergy (~90,000 meters in Texas DFW/Houston/Austin areas acquired January 2025). Revenue is regulated by the OPUC and WUTC; residential and commercial customers provide 91% of NW Natural margin. The company also operates Mist gas storage (21.6 Bcf total capacity).