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NWN NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY StockScouter® Report
6
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
Core Model Grades
C
C
C
C