- Natural gas utilities are frequently overlooked by the market in favor of electric ones, allowing the natural gas ones to have much higher dividend yields.
- NWN is primarily a natural gas utility operating in the Pacific Northwest, which is a fairly rapidly growing area of the nation.
- The company is focusing a great deal of effort on improving the sustainability of its operations.
- The 4.12% dividend is easily sustainable but the company's lack of dividend growth is rather discouraging.
- The stock is richly valued relative to its peers.
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Northwest Natural: The Market Is Overlooking This 4% Yielder