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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
$62.80
-0.3%
$59.88
$49.29
$65.86
$3.62B0.75692,784 shs678,309 shs
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
$38.38
-0.2%
$35.30
$30.53
$43.22
$3.00B0.48464,999 shs358,678 shs
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
$55.11
+0.2%
$52.67
$46.92
$61.84
$12.67B0.572.30 million shs2.06 million shs
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$52.56
+0.0%
$50.13
$45.97
$59.59
$3.22B0.43257,094 shs217,740 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
-0.30%-0.68%+8.56%+7.17%+2.01%
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
-0.21%-0.13%+13.76%+14.30%-10.29%
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
-0.95%-0.56%+9.06%+10.15%-8.21%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
+0.04%+1.53%+8.33%+7.64%-9.94%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
4.5196 of 5 stars
0.95.05.02.93.31.72.5
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
2.6358 of 5 stars
1.02.03.31.92.21.71.3
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
2.9112 of 5 stars
2.30.04.22.21.81.71.9
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
2.1724 of 5 stars
1.00.04.21.93.02.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
1.80
Reduce$60.40-3.82% Downside
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
2.00
Hold$35.00-8.81% Downside
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
2.57
Moderate Buy$57.834.94% Upside
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
2.00
Hold$51.86-1.34% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest ALE, NWE, AVA, and EVRG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/16/2024
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$57.00 ➝ $67.00
5/16/2024
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$51.00 ➝ $52.00
5/14/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$56.00 ➝ $61.00
5/10/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$57.00 ➝ $62.00
5/3/2024
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
Mizuho
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UpgradeUnderperform ➝ Neutral$32.00 ➝ $36.00
4/4/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
LADENBURG THALM/SH SH
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$51.00
3/26/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
Citigroup
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Initiated CoverageBuy$64.00
3/21/2024
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$53.00 ➝ $54.00
3/14/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$54.00 ➝ $55.00
3/13/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
Bank of America
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$51.00 ➝ $57.00
3/1/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$60.00 ➝ $57.00
(Data available from 5/18/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
$1.88B1.92$8.69 per share7.23$59.20 per share1.06
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
$1.75B1.71$5.67 per share6.77$32.24 per share1.19
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
$5.51B2.30$8.61 per share6.40$42.03 per share1.31
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$1.42B2.27$6.38 per share8.24$45.90 per share1.15

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
$247.10M$4.1615.1015.62N/A13.94%7.21%3.70%8/13/2024 (Estimated)
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
$171.18M$2.4115.93N/A9.96%7.65%2.49%8/7/2024 (Estimated)
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
$731.30M$3.0917.8413.672.9012.84%8.32%2.61%8/2/2024 (Estimated)
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$194.13M$3.2316.2714.24N/A13.62%7.31%2.69%7/22/2024 (Estimated)

Latest ALE, NWE, AVA, and EVRG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/9/2024Q1 24
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
$0.61$0.54-$0.07$0.55$1.35 billion$1.33 billion    
5/1/2024Q1 2024
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
$1.00$0.91-$0.09$0.91$469.34 million$594.90 million    
4/25/2024Q1 2024
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$1.39$1.09-$0.30$1.12$471.60 million$475.30 million    
2/29/2024Q4 2023
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
$0.30$0.27-$0.03$0.29$1.46 billion$1.19 billion    
2/21/202412/31/2023
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
$1.14$1.08-$0.06$1.08$545.78 million$504.40 million    
2/20/202412/31/2023
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
$0.97$0.89-$0.08$0.89$425.21 million$402.70 million      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
$2.824.49%+3.14%67.79%14 Years
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
$1.904.95%+4.34%78.84%22 Years
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
$2.574.66%+6.55%83.17%19 Years
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$2.604.95%+2.17%80.50%20 Years

Latest ALE, NWE, AVA, and EVRG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/25/2024
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
quarterly$0.655.2%6/14/20246/14/20246/28/2024
5/8/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
quarterly$0.64254.71%5/17/20245/20/20246/20/2024
5/1/2024
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
quarterly$0.47505.2%5/22/20245/23/20246/14/2024
4/25/2024
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
Quarterly$0.70504.73%5/14/20245/15/20246/1/2024
2/27/2024
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
quarterly$0.64255.16%3/8/20243/11/20243/22/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
0.52
1.66
0.96
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
1.05
0.97
0.69
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
1.21
0.57
0.32
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
0.99
0.89
0.66

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
76.55%
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
85.24%
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
87.24%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
96.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
0.23%
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
0.96%
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
0.47%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
0.94%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
ALLETE, Inc. stock logo
ALE
ALLETE
1,56057.58 million57.45 millionOptionable
Avista Co. stock logo
AVA
Avista
1,85878.19 million77.44 millionOptionable
Evergy, Inc. stock logo
EVRG
Evergy
4,658229.93 million228.85 millionOptionable
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
1,57361.29 million60.71 millionOptionable

ALE, NWE, AVA, and EVRG Headlines

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Company Descriptions

ALLETE logo

ALLETE

NYSE:ALE
ALLETE, Inc. operates as an energy company. The company operates through Regulated Operations, ALLETE Clean Energy, and Corporate and Other segments. It generates electricity from coal-fired, biomass co-fired / natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, and solar. In addition, the company provides regulated utility electric services in northwestern Wisconsin to approximately 15,000 electric customers, 13,000 natural gas customers, and 10,000 water customers, as well as regulated utility electric services in northeastern Minnesota to approximately 150,000 retail customers and 14 non-affiliated municipal customers. Further, it owns and maintains electric transmission assets in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois. Additionally, the company focuses on developing, acquiring, and operating clean and renewable energy projects; and owns and operates approximately 1,200 megawatts of wind energy generation facility, as well as involved in the coal mining operations in North Dakota; and real estate investment activities in Florida. It owns and operates 162 substations with a total capacity of 9,980 megavolt amperes. The company serves taconite mining, paper, pulp and secondary wood products, pipeline, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Minnesota Power, Inc. and changed its name to ALLETE, Inc. in May 2001. ALLETE, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota.
Avista logo

Avista

NYSE:AVA
Avista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company. It operates in two segments, Avista Utilities and AEL&P. The Avista Utilities segment provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho; and natural gas distribution services in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon, as well as generates electricity in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. This segment also engages in the supply of electricity to customers in Montana; and wholesale purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas. The AEL&P segment offers electric services in Juneau, Alaska. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, thermal, wind, and solar generation facilities. As of December 31, 2023, it supplied retail electric services to approximately 416,000 customers; and retail natural gas services to approximately 381,000 customers. The company also operates five hydroelectric generation facilities with capacity of 102.7 MW; and four diesel generating facilities with a capacity of 107.5 MW. It also engages in venture fund investments, real estate investments, and other investments. Avista Corporation was incorporated in 1889 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.
Evergy logo

Evergy

NYSE:EVRG
Evergy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through coal, landfill gas, uranium, and natural gas and oil sources, as well as solar, wind, other renewable sources. It serves residences, commercial firms, industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
NorthWestern Energy Group logo

NorthWestern Energy Group

NYSE:NWE
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.