NiSource (NI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NiSource, Inc. (NYSE: NI) is a publicly traded energy holding company headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana, that primarily owns and operates regulated local gas and electric utilities in the United States. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company delivers natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers and provides the associated distribution and transmission services that keep local energy systems functioning.

The company’s core activities include natural gas distribution, electric transmission and distribution, system operations, maintenance and emergency response. NiSource’s utilities perform meter services, billing and customer support, and undertake capital programs such as pipeline replacement, grid modernization and reliability improvements. The business emphasizes safe operation of infrastructure and compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.

NiSource serves customers across multiple U.S. states, primarily in the Midwest and Northeast, where its businesses operate under locally recognized utility names and are subject to oversight by state public utility commissions. Its customer base spans urban, suburban and rural service territories and includes a mix of residential, commercial and industrial end users.

As a regulated utility holding company, NiSource focuses on long‑lived infrastructure investment, operational reliability and customer service while navigating regulatory processes and policy trends affecting the energy sector. The company’s strategic priorities typically center on improving system safety and resilience, modernizing distribution networks, and supporting customers’ energy needs—all within the framework of regulated utility operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.38 to $47.92
• 50-Day Range: $45.03 to $48.48
• 52-Week Range: $38.36 to $48.98
• Volume: 2.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.83
• Dividend Yield: 2.51%
• Price Target: $50.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NiSource Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NiSource scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NiSource has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for NiSource is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NiSource has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NiSource are expected to grow by 9.27% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NiSource is 23.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NiSource is 23.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NiSource has a PEG Ratio of 3.82. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NiSource has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.22% of the float of NiSource has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NiSource has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NiSource has recently decreased by 3.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

NiSource pays a meaningful dividend of 2.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NiSource has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NiSource is 59.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NiSource will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.57% next year. This indicates that NiSource will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

NiSource has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for NiSource this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for NI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added NiSource to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 $590,475.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.37% of the stock of NiSource is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.64% of the stock of NiSource is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/20 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/20 Dividend: 4/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/20/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NI
• CIK: 1111711
• Web: www.nisource.com
• Phone: (877) 647-5990
• Fax: 219-647-6085
• Employees: 7,738
• Year Founded: 1912

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NiSource: $50.33
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.36
• P/E Growth: 3.82
• Net Income: $929.50 million
• Net Margins: 14.15%
• Pretax Margin: 17.97%
• Return on Equity: 8.31%
• Return on Assets: 2.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.30
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.46
• Cash Flow: $4.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.02
• Book Value: $24.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 479,440,000
• Free Float: 477,665,000
• Market Cap: $22.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57