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After finishing at $82.22 in the prior trading day, National Fuel Gas Co (NYSE: NFG) closed at $82.19, down -0.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. NFG stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.2901.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NFG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 81.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 106.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when KRAEMER RONALD C bought 19,700 shares for $72.23 per share.
DeCarolis Donna L sold 10,000 shares of NFG for $625,770 on Dec 05 ’24. The President – NFG Dist. Corp. now owns 81,519 shares after completing the transaction at $62.58 per share. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, DONNA DECAROLIS, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $62.58 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NFG now has a Market Capitalization of 7426031104 and an Enterprise Value of 10553287680. As of this moment, National’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 187.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 8.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.101 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.196.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NFG is 0.66, which has changed by 0.44649768 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NFG has reached a high of $86.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 575.58K shares per day over the past 3-months and 643230 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 90.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 89.05M. Insiders hold about 1.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.17% stake in the company. Shares short for NFG as of 1749772800 were 2321289 with a Short Ratio of 4.03, compared to 1747267200 on 2533020. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2321289 and a Short% of Float of 3.05.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NFG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.06, compared to 2.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02505473The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.37. The current Payout Ratio is 240.65% for NFG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 1751241600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-09-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
