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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

10 is the best possible rating. Learn more.

Summary

Positives

  • Earnings growth in the past year has accelerated rapidly compared to earnings growth in the past three years. Positive
  • The most recent quarterly earnings report higher than analysts’ consensus forecast. Positive

 

Concerns

  • The enterprise value-to-sales ratio is higher than the average for comparably-sized companies in the StockScouter universe. Negative
  • Short-term relative price momentum exhibits meaningful weakness. Negative

 

Short-term Outlook

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

Expected Risk/Return

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

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Previous Ratings

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