Northwest Natural Holding Company

NYSE:NWN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.7b

Northwest Natural Holding Valuation

Is NWN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NWN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: NWN ($40.63) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($52.65)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NWN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NWN?

Key metric: As NWN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NWN. This is calculated by dividing NWN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NWN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.8x
EarningsUS$78.51m
Market CapUS$1.66b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NWN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NWN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.5x
SPH Suburban Propane Partners
11.2x18.6%US$1.2b
CPK Chesapeake Utilities
26.8x12.2%US$2.9b
SR Spire
16.5x8.5%US$3.8b
OGS ONE Gas
19.4x11.4%US$4.3b
NWN Northwest Natural Holding
20.8x12.3%US$1.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NWN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the peer average (18.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NWN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Gas Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NWN 20.8xIndustry Avg. 13.9xNo. of Companies16PE0816243240+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NWN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the Global Gas Utilities industry average (13.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NWN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NWN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.8x
Fair PE Ratio21.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NWN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NWN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$40.63
US$44.67
+9.9%
11.2%US$55.00US$39.00n/a6
Nov ’25US$38.51
US$45.33
+17.7%
15.9%US$61.00US$39.00n/a6
Oct ’25US$40.40
US$45.33
+12.2%
15.9%US$61.00US$39.00n/a6
Sep ’25US$40.22
US$45.33
+12.7%
15.9%US$61.00US$39.00n/a6
Aug ’25US$40.36
US$42.83
+6.1%
19.4%US$61.00US$36.00n/a6
Jul ’25US$35.73
US$42.83
+19.9%
19.4%US$61.00US$36.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$37.42
US$42.83
+14.5%
19.4%US$61.00US$36.00n/a6
May ’25US$38.17
US$43.00
+12.7%
19.8%US$61.00US$36.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$37.12
US$42.60
+14.8%
21.7%US$61.00US$36.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$36.93
US$42.60
+15.4%
21.7%US$61.00US$36.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$37.03
US$45.33
+22.4%
16.7%US$61.00US$38.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$38.94
US$46.40
+19.2%
17.1%US$61.00US$37.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$37.30
US$46.40
+24.4%
17.1%US$61.00US$37.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$37.46
US$49.33
+31.7%
15.8%US$61.00US$37.00US$38.516
Oct ’24US$38.16
US$50.17
+31.5%
13.2%US$61.00US$42.00US$40.406
Sep ’24US$38.92
US$51.33
+31.9%
12.1%US$61.00US$42.00US$40.226
Aug ’24US$42.25
US$52.50
+24.3%
11.9%US$61.00US$42.00US$40.366
Jul ’24US$43.05
US$53.00
+23.1%
10.3%US$61.00US$45.00US$35.736
Jun ’24US$42.13
US$53.00
+25.8%
10.3%US$61.00US$45.00US$37.426
May ’24US$46.85
US$53.86
+15.0%
10.9%US$62.00US$45.00US$38.177
Apr ’24US$47.56
US$54.43
+14.4%
10.6%US$62.00US$45.00US$37.127
Mar ’24US$47.04
US$54.43
+15.7%
10.6%US$62.00US$45.00US$36.937
Feb ’24US$51.13
US$55.14
+7.8%
11.0%US$64.00US$45.00US$37.037
Jan ’24US$47.59
US$54.14
+13.8%
13.9%US$64.00US$40.00US$38.947
Dec ’23US$47.65
US$53.43
+12.1%
15.0%US$64.00US$40.00US$37.307
Nov ’23US$47.75
US$53.57
+12.2%
14.1%US$63.00US$40.00US$37.467

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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