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Black Hills (BKH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$59.01 +0.13 (+0.22%)
Closing price 08/5/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$57.00 -2.01 (-3.41%)
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About Black Hills Stock (NYSE:BKH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$58.68
$59.07
50-Day Range
$55.66
$59.01
52-Week Range
$54.92
$65.59
Volume
825,477 shs
Average Volume
659,774 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.30 billion
P/E Ratio
14.86
Dividend Yield
4.58%
Price Target
$67.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Black Hills Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

BKH MarketRank™: 

Black Hills scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 194 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Black Hills has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Black Hills has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Black Hills' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Black Hills are expected to grow by 5.83% in the coming year, from $4.12 to $4.36 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Black Hills is 14.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.78.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Black Hills is 14.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.18.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Black Hills has a PEG Ratio of 2.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Black Hills has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.16% of the outstanding shares of Black Hills have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Black Hills has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Black Hills has recently decreased by 11.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Black Hills is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.59%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Black Hills has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Black Hills is 68.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Black Hills will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.93% next year. This indicates that Black Hills will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Black Hills' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.16% of the outstanding shares of Black Hills have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Black Hills has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Black Hills has recently decreased by 11.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Black Hills has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Black Hills this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 9 people have searched for BKH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Black Hills to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Black Hills insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.63% of the stock of Black Hills is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.71% of the stock of Black Hills is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Black Hills' insider trading history.
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BKH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Black Hills' stock was trading at $58.52 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BKH shares have increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $59.01.

Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. The firm's revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Black Hills include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.19%), McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC (0.33%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.32%) and International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard Kinzley and Rebecca B Roberts.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BKH 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Black Hills investors own include Chevron (CVX), AbbVie (ABBV), Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Walmart (WMT) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/01/2025
Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Today
8/06/2025
Record date for 9/2 Dividend
8/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend
8/18/2025
Dividend Payable
9/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sub-Industry
Multi-Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:BKH
CIK
1130464
Employees
2,841
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$68.00
Low Price Target
$66.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.86
Forward P/E Ratio
14.32
P/E Growth
2.73
Net Income
$273.10 million
Net Margins
12.68%
Pretax Margin
14.75%
Return on Equity
7.81%
Return on Assets
2.85%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.06
Current Ratio
0.64
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.13 billion
Price / Sales
2.02
Cash Flow
$7.75 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.61
Book Value
$51.05 per share
Price / Book
1.16

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
72,850,000
Free Float
72,393,000
Market Cap
$4.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.71
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This page (NYSE:BKH) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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