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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
$63.64
-0.4%
$65.01
$61.51
$66.40
$3.70B0.8338,827 shs409,581 shs
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$60.09
-1.7%
$61.13
$50.01
$66.54
$15.71B0.571.69 million shs1.49 million shs
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
$39.76
-1.9%
$39.27
$28.42
$41.45
$19.07B0.544.12 million shs3.86 million shs
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$50.80
-2.3%
$55.14
$48.52
$59.89
$3.12B0.37412,602 shs527,072 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
-0.44%-0.72%-2.06%-3.11%+1.52%
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
-1.75%+0.13%-2.64%-4.80%+18.90%
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
-1.91%+1.27%+1.92%+0.01%+37.94%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
-2.25%-0.55%-7.60%-8.75%+2.77%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
3.0641 of 5 stars
0.04.03.32.92.91.70.6
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.2862 of 5 stars
1.25.04.22.64.21.71.3
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
4.5501 of 5 stars
2.55.04.21.82.32.51.3
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
3.6673 of 5 stars
2.30.05.01.83.51.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
4.00
Strong BuyN/AN/A
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
2.30
Hold$63.956.42% Upside
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
3.00
Buy$41.504.38% Upside
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
2.50
Moderate Buy$60.0018.11% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ALE, NWE, NI, and LNT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/2/2025
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
LADENBURG THALM/SH SH
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$57.50 ➝ $56.00
5/20/2025
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
Jefferies Financial Group
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Set Price TargetHold ➝ Buy$70.00 ➝ $71.00
5/13/2025
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
BMO Capital Markets
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform$60.00
5/8/2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
Guggenheim
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$42.00 ➝ $43.00
5/8/2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$43.00 ➝ $45.00
5/1/2025
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$62.00 ➝ $64.00
4/28/2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$42.00 ➝ $43.00
4/25/2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$38.00 ➝ $42.00
4/24/2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$42.00 ➝ $43.00
4/22/2025
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$66.00 ➝ $64.00
4/22/2025
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
Barclays
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DowngradeEqual Weight ➝ Underweight$59.00 ➝ $61.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
$1.53B2.41$7.80 per share8.16$58.63 per share1.09
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$3.98B3.88$5.95 per share10.10$27.30 per share2.20
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
$5.46B3.43$3.92 per share10.15$22.85 per share1.74
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$1.51B2.07$6.83 per share7.44$46.60 per share1.09
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
$179.30M$3.1919.95N/A12.10%6.05%3.04%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$690M$2.9020.7217.422.8918.26%12.01%3.71%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
$760.40M$1.8521.4919.592.7414.67%8.41%2.80%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$224.11M$3.8413.9213.132.4014.81%7.40%2.68%N/A

Latest ALE, NWE, NI, and LNT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/8/2025Q1 2025
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
$1.01$1.01N/A$0.97$456.30 million$400.20 million
5/8/2025Q1 2025
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$0.71$0.83+$0.12$0.83$1.09 billion$1.13 billion
5/7/2025Q1 2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
$0.90$0.98+$0.08$1.00$2.32 billion$2.03 billion
4/30/2025N/A
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$1.18$1.22+$0.04N/AN/AN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
$2.924.59%N/A91.54%15 Years
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
$2.033.38%N/A70.00%22 Years
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
$1.122.82%N/A60.54%14 Years
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
$2.645.20%N/A68.75%21 Years

Latest ALE, NWE, NI, and LNT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/12/2025
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
quarterly$0.282.93%7/31/20257/31/20258/20/2025
4/29/2025
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
quarterly$0.664.6%6/13/20256/13/20256/30/2025
4/25/2025
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
quarterly$0.734.47%5/15/20255/15/20256/1/2025
4/2/2025
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
quarterly$0.50753.15%4/30/20254/30/20255/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
0.54
1.26
0.81
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
1.21
0.34
0.24
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
1.17
0.52
0.45
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
0.94
0.52
0.37

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
76.55%
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
79.90%
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
91.64%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
96.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
0.26%
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
0.33%
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
0.24%
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
0.94%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Allete, Inc. stock logo
ALE
Allete
1,61657.98 million57.83 millionOptionable
Alliant Energy Corporation stock logo
LNT
Alliant Energy
2,998256.88 million256.03 millionOptionable
NiSource, Inc stock logo
NI
NiSource
7,746470.70 million469.57 millionOptionable
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stock logo
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
1,57361.38 million60.75 millionOptionable

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Allete stock logo

Allete NYSE:ALE

$63.64 -0.23 (-0.36%)
Closing price 06/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$63.65 +0.01 (+0.02%)
As of 06/25/2025 05:30 PM Eastern
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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.

Alliant Energy stock logo

Alliant Energy NASDAQ:LNT

$60.09 -1.07 (-1.75%)
Closing price 06/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$60.08 -0.01 (-0.01%)
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Alliant Energy Corporation operates as a utility holding company that provides regulated electricity and natural gas services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations, and Utility Other. The company, through its subsidiary, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), primarily generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Iowa; sells electricity to wholesale customers in Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa; and generates and distributes steam in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Alliant Energy Corporation, through its other subsidiary, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), generates and distributes electricity, and distributes and transports natural gas to retail customers in Wisconsin; and sells electricity to wholesale customers in Wisconsin. It serves retail customers in the farming, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, chemical, packaging, and food industries, as well as wholesale customers comprising municipalities and rural electric cooperatives. In addition, the company owns and operates a short-line rail freight service in Iowa; a Mississippi River barge, rail, and truck freight terminal in Illinois; freight brokerage services; wind turbine blade recycling services; and a rail-served warehouse in Iowa. Further, it holds interests in a natural gas-fired electric generating unit near Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; and a wind farm located in Oklahoma. The company was formerly known as Interstate Energy Corp. and changed its name to Alliant Energy Corporation in May 1999. Alliant Energy Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.

NiSource stock logo

NiSource NYSE:NI

$39.76 -0.76 (-1.88%)
Closing price 06/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$39.72 -0.04 (-0.10%)
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NiSource 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.

NorthWestern Energy Group stock logo

NorthWestern Energy Group NYSE:NWE

$50.80 -1.17 (-2.25%)
Closing price 06/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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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.