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NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$54.56 -0.03 (-0.05%)
(As of 10:51 AM ET)

About NorthWestern Energy Group Stock (NYSE:NWE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.94
$54.72
50-Day Range
$52.58
$57.27
52-Week Range
$46.15
$57.48
Volume
33,754 shs
Average Volume
344,142 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.35 billion
P/E Ratio
14.71
Dividend Yield
4.77%
Price Target
$57.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,600 miles of electric transmission and 18,674 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 395 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,235 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,155 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 133 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,310 miles of electric transmission and 2,365 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 124 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,573 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 775,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

NorthWestern Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

NWE MarketRank™: 

NorthWestern Energy Group scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 95 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    NorthWestern Energy Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    NorthWestern Energy Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for NorthWestern Energy Group are expected to grow by 8.88% in the coming year, from $3.38 to $3.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group is 14.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group is 14.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 100.02.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    NorthWestern Energy Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    NorthWestern Energy Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for NWE.
  • Dividend Leadership

    NorthWestern Energy Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    NorthWestern Energy Group has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group is 70.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, NorthWestern Energy Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.65% next year. This indicates that NorthWestern Energy Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for NWE.
  • News Sentiment

    NorthWestern Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for NorthWestern Energy Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for NWE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added NorthWestern Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, NorthWestern Energy Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $35,721.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.57% of the stock of NorthWestern Energy Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.07% of the stock of NorthWestern Energy Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's insider trading history.
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NWE Stock News Headlines

NorthWestern Energy Reports Strong Q3 2024 Earnings
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NWE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

NorthWestern Energy Group's stock was trading at $50.89 at the start of the year. Since then, NWE stock has increased by 7.2% and is now trading at $54.56.
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NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 28th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.05. The firm earned $345.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $344.06 million. NorthWestern Energy Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 15.15%.

Top institutional investors of NorthWestern Energy Group include River Road Asset Management LLC (3.65%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.04%), Raymond James & Associates (0.71%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (0.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert C Rowe, Brian B Bird, John D Hines, Bobbi L Schroeppel, Michael R Cashell, Britt E Ide and Jan Robert Horsfall.
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Shares of NWE 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NorthWestern Energy Group investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/13/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Last Earnings
10/28/2024
Today
11/07/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend
12/13/2024
Dividend Payable
12/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/12/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric & other services combined
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,573
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$57.00
High Stock Price Target
$65.00
Low Stock Price Target
$47.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.14
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$194.13 million
Pretax Margin
15.48%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.42 billion
Cash Flow
$6.62 per share
Book Value
$45.94 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
60,965,000
Market Cap
$3.35 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.47
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This page (NYSE:NWE) was last updated on 11/7/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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