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NWN NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY StockScouter® Report

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StockScouter® Score

NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, a small cap value company in the public utilities sector, is expected to slightly outperform the market over the next six months with less than average risk

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Summary

Positives

  • Shares are under accumulation by financial institutions. Marginally positive for a small company like NWN
  • The enterprise value-to-sales ratio is approximately in line with that of comparably-sized companies in the StockScouter universe. Neutral

 

Concerns

  • One or more analysts has modestly decreased quarterly earnings estimates for NWN. Negative
  • Earnings growth in the past year has decelerated moderately compared to earnings growth in the past three years. Negative

 

Short-term Outlook

Over the next 1-2 months, StockScouter forecasts that small cap stocks will be in favor, value stocks will be neutral, and public utilities stocks will be in favor.

Expected Risk/Return

Progress: 20% done.
Progress: 80% done.
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Core Model Grades

C
C
C
C

Previous Ratings

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