NWN (Northwest Natural Holding Co) Risk Assessment

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NWN Northwest Natural Holding Co NWN
70 GF Score
Price $51.68
GF Value $42.53
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 12 Warning Signs
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What is Northwest Natural Holding Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Northwest Natural Holding Co is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Northwest Natural Holding Co  (NYSE:NWN) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Northwest Natural Holding Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

NWN vs CPK, CTRI, SPH: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Northwest Natural Holding Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Northwest Natural Holding Co Risk Assessment vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Northwest Natural Holding Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northwest Natural Holding Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


NWN
70GF Score
Northwest Natural Holding Co NWN
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Is Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Northwest Natural Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $51.68 is trading 21.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $42.53. GuruFocus considers Northwest Natural Holding Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NWN:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $42.53 vs. price of $51.68 (21.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 12 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NWN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Northwest Natural Holding Co Business Description

Other Exchanges NN3:Germany
Address 250 S.W. Taylor Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Northwest Natural Holding Co is a public natural gas service supplier operating in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Its subsidiary, NW Natural, operates through the natural gas distribution segment, which purchases and distributes natural gas through which operates in Oregon and southwest Washington. The company operates in three reportable business segments, which are NWN Gas Utility, SiEnergy, and NWN Water. The company generates maximum revenue from NWN Gas Utility segment. It also generates revenue from residential, commercial, and industrial customers, the majority of which are in Oregon. Residential and commercial customers account for the vast majority of profitability.
70GF Score

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$51.68
Price
$42.53
GF Value