Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Takes Position in NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. $NWE

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in NorthWestern Energy Group, purchasing 6,113 shares worth approximately $321,000.
• NorthWestern Energy Group reported $0.40 EPS in its latest earnings announcement, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.38 EPS.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.66 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 4.5%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,113 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $321,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in NorthWestern Energy Group by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 181,192 shares of the company's stock worth $10,486,000 after acquiring an additional 7,177 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in NorthWestern Energy Group in the 1st quarter worth $626,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in NorthWestern Energy Group by 27.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,297 shares of the company's stock worth $133,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in NorthWestern Energy Group in the 1st quarter worth $356,000. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in NorthWestern Energy Group by 30.6% in the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,266 shares of the company's stock worth $189,000 after acquiring an additional 765 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company's stock.

NorthWestern Energy Group Stock Performance

Shares of NWE opened at $59.00 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 16.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.39. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. has a one year low of $50.43 and a one year high of $59.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The company's fifty day moving average price is $56.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $55.37.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 7.40%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. NorthWestern Energy Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.530-3.650 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. will post 3.63 earnings per share for the current year.

NorthWestern Energy Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.66 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. NorthWestern Energy Group's payout ratio is presently 71.93%.

About NorthWestern Energy Group

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.

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