(FCG) First Trust Natural Gas - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE ARCA • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US33733E8075

Natural gas exploration, Midstream operations, Common stocks, MLP units

Description: FCG First Trust Natural Gas October 26, 2025

The First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) commits at least 90% of its net assets-including any investment borrowings-to equities, depositary receipts, MLP units, and related securities that mirror its underlying index. The index targets mid- and large-cap firms whose revenues are heavily tied to natural-gas midstream operations (transport, processing, storage) or upstream exploration and production.

Key quantitative points to note: FCG’s expense ratio sits around 0.58%, modest for a sector-focused fund; its top holdings typically include pipeline operators such as Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Williams Companies (WMB), which together account for roughly 15% of assets. Recent natural-gas fundamentals-U.S. spot prices averaging $2.70/MMBtu in Q3 2025 and projected 3-4% YoY demand growth driven by power-generation and LNG export capacity-serve as primary performance drivers for the ETF’s constituents.

For a deeper, data-driven view of FCG’s risk-adjusted returns and sector exposure, you may find ValueRay’s analytical dashboard worth exploring.

FCG ETF Overview

Market Cap in USD 348m
Category Equity Energy
TER 0.60%
IPO / Inception 2007-05-08

FCG ETF Ratings

Growth Rating -12.4%
Fundamental -
Dividend Rating 71.8%
Return 12m vs S&P 500 -18.9%
Analyst Rating -

FCG Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 2.78%
Yield on Cost 5y 12.07%
Annual Growth 5y 19.05%
Payout Consistency 83.1%
Payout Ratio %

FCG Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -30.4%
Growth Correlation 12m -46.6%
Growth Correlation 5y 70.2%
CAGR 5y -4.64%
CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) -0.16
CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) -0.40
Sharpe Ratio 12m 1.01
Alpha -17.98
Beta 0.730
Volatility 26.30%
Current Volume 971.8k
Average Volume 20d 545.7k
Stop Loss 21.7 (-3.3%)
Signal -0.04

What is the price of FCG shares?

As of November 05, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 22.45 with a total of 971,793 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.58%, over one month by -5.79%, over three months by -1.26% and over the past year by -2.73%.

Is First Trust Natural Gas a good stock to buy?

Neither. Based on ValueRay´s Analyses, First Trust Natural Gas is currently (November 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of -12.40 and therefor a technical neutral rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of FCG is around 20.19 USD . This means that FCG is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -10.07%.

Is FCG a buy, sell or hold?

First Trust Natural Gas has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the FCG price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 22.6 0.4%

FCG Fundamental Data Overview October 27, 2025

Market Cap USD = 347.8m (347.8m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Beta = 0.73
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 347.8m USD (347.8m + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 347.8m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 347.8m / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 8.71% (E(347.8m)/V(347.8m) * Re(8.71%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.71% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

Additional Sources for FCG ETF

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