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NWN NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY StockScouter® Report

9

StockScouter® Score

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

10 is the best possible rating. Learn more.

Summary

Positives

  • The most recent quarterly earnings report was significantly higher than analysts’ consensus forecast. Positive
  • The multi-period measure of relative price change and consistency is above average. Positive/Neutral
  • The 50-day moving average for NWN is above its 200-day moving average. Positive

 

Concerns

  • The enterprise value-to-sales ratio is higher than the average for comparably-sized companies in the StockScouter universe. Negative

 

Short-term Outlook

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

Expected Risk/Return

Progress: 20% done.
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Core Model Grades

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Previous Ratings

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