Days-to-cover ratio for NWN surges to 4.23 due to rise in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Northwest Natural Holding Co shares valued at $358,083 were sold by ANDERSON DAVID HUGO on Nov 17 ’25. At $47.95 per share, ANDERSON DAVID HUGO sold 7,468 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 36,954 shares worth approximately $1.82 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ANDERSON DAVID HUGO sold 7,500 shares, netting a total of over 347,951 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $46.39 each, the insider now holds 44,422 shares.

Before that, ANDERSON DAVID HUGO had added 14,968 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $690,773, the Director bought Northwest Natural Holding Co shares for $46.15 each.

As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on October 22, 2025, Northwest Natural Holding Co [NWN] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $53. Analysts at Janney upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of January 31, 2024, Janney has initiated its “Neutral” rating for NWN. Earlier on May 05, 2023, Maxim Group downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for NWN stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing NWN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Northwest Natural Holding Co [NYSE: NWN] rose 0.70% to $49.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $48.79, but it reached a high of $49.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.42%. Over the course of the year, Northwest Natural Holding Co shares have jumped approximately 12.36%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $49.63 on 11/26/25 and a 52-week low of $38.03 on 01/10/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 48.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 48.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 49.64. The next price resistance is at 50.09. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Northwest Natural Holding Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Northwest Natural Holding Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.24 million shares to 1.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.83 million shares. A jump of 22.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.23.

Which companies own the most shares of Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN)?

In terms of Northwest Natural Holding Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.5% from the previous closing price of $48.85. Analysts anticipate Northwest Natural Holding Co stock to reach 53 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 53. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Northwest Natural Holding Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On May 24, 2022, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $51.

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