Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:NI NiSource (NI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $40.40 +0.31 (+0.78%) Closing price 04/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.90 -0.51 (-1.26%) As of 04/1/2025 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About NiSource Stock (NYSE:NI) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get NiSource alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$39.80▼$40.4550-Day Range$36.35▼$41.2452-Week Range$26.26▼$41.45Volume4.29 million shsAverage Volume4.02 million shsMarket Capitalization$18.99 billionP/E Ratio24.94Dividend Yield2.77%Price Target$39.33Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewNiSource Inc., an energy holding company, operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Gas Distribution Operations and Electric Operations. The company distributes natural gas to approximately 3.3 million customers through approximately 55,000 miles of distribution main pipeline and the associated individual customer service lines; and 1,000 miles of transmission main pipeline in northern Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. It also generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 0.5 million customers in various counties in the northern part of Indiana, as well as engages in wholesale electric and transmission transactions. It owns and operates coal-fired electric generating stations in Wheatfield and Michigan City; combined cycle gas turbine in West Terre Haute; natural gas generating units in Wheatfield; hydro generating plants in Carroll County and White County; wind generating units in White County, Indiana; and solar generating units in Jasper County and White County. The company was formerly known as NIPSCO Industries, Inc. and changed its name to NiSource Inc. in April 1999. NiSource Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana.Read More… Remove Ads NiSource Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreNI MarketRank™: NiSource scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingNiSource has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 9 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageNiSource has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about NiSource's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.28% Earnings GrowthEarnings for NiSource are expected to grow by 6.28% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $2.03 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of NiSource is 24.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of NiSource is 24.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.34.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNiSource has a PEG Ratio of 2.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNiSource has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about NiSource's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.85% of the float of NiSource has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNiSource has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in NiSource has recently decreased by 7.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldNiSource pays a meaningful dividend of 2.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthNiSource has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of NiSource is 69.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, NiSource will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.17% next year. This indicates that NiSource will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about NiSource's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.8 / 5Environmental Score-4.59 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.85% of the float of NiSource has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNiSource has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in NiSource has recently decreased by 7.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment1.30 News SentimentNiSource has a news sentiment score of 1.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for NiSource this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 6 people have searched for NI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added NiSource to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, NiSource insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $219,560.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.13% of the stock of NiSource is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.64% of the stock of NiSource is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about NiSource's insider trading history. Receive NI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NiSource and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address NI Stock News HeadlinesIs NiSource Stock Outperforming the Dow?April 1 at 9:58 PM | msn.comArtificial Intelligence + Utilities = The Ultimate Recession-Proof Investment?March 31 at 6:16 PM | msn.comBrace Yourself for Jeff Bezos’ “Amazon Helios”Jeff Bezos quietly backing world-changing tech (not AI) The Amazon founder is quietly advancing a radical technology that could change society forever and make early investors rich.April 2, 2025 | Stansberry Research (Ad)NiSource (NYSE:NI) Faces Shareholder Proposal; Company Advises to Vote Against ItMarch 31 at 6:16 PM | finance.yahoo.comMizuho Issues Positive Forecast for NiSource (NYSE:NI) Stock PriceMarch 27, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comJim Cramer On NiSource Inc. (NI) – “A Stock I Want to Own: Reliable, Consistent, Buy, Buy, Buy!”March 26, 2025 | insidermonkey.comNiSource price target raised to $44 from $42 at MizuhoMarch 26, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comUBS Group Issues Positive Forecast for NiSource (NYSE:NI) Stock PriceMarch 23, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines NI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NI shares performed this year? NiSource's stock was trading at $36.76 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NI stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $40.4030. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were NiSource's earnings last quarter? NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The utilities provider reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.05. NiSource had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.87% and a net margin of 13.94%. Read the conference call transcript. Does NiSource have any subsidiaries? NiSource subsidiaries include these companies: Columbia Energy Group, Bay State Gas Company, Cavalry Solar Generation LLC, Central Kentucky Transmission Company, Columbia Gas of Kentucky Inc., Columbia Gas of Maryland Inc., Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc., and others. Who are NiSource's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of NiSource include MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB. Insiders that own company stock include Donald Eugene Brown, Lloyd M Yates, Michael E Jesanis, William Jr Jefferson, Gunnar Gode, Kimberly S Cuccia and Melanie B Berman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of NiSource? Shares of NI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of NiSource own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NiSource investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Home Depot (HD) and Tesla (TSLA). Company Calendar Record date for 2/20 Dividend2/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/20 Dividend2/03/2025Last Earnings2/12/2025Dividend Payable2/20/2025Today4/01/2025Record date for 5/20 Dividend4/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/20 Dividend4/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/06/2025Dividend Payable5/20/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:NI CIK1111711 Webwww.nisource.com Phone(877) 647-5990Fax219-647-6085Employees7,120Year Founded1912Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$39.33 High Stock Price Target$45.00 Low Stock Price Target$34.00 Potential Upside/Downside-2.6%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.62 Trailing P/E Ratio24.94 Forward P/E Ratio21.15 P/E Growth2.56Net Income$760.40 million Net Margins13.94% Pretax Margin18.38% Return on Equity7.87% Return on Assets2.62% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.13 Current Ratio0.51 Quick Ratio0.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.46 billion Price / Sales3.48 Cash Flow$4.03 per share Price / Cash Flow10.02 Book Value$22.70 per share Price / Book1.78Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares469,940,000Free Float469,329,000Market Cap$18.99 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.50 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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