NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• NorthWestern Energy Group has issued FY 2025 earnings guidance of 3.530-3.650 EPS, slightly below the consensus estimate of 3.580 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.66 per share, scheduled to be paid on September 30th, offering an annual yield of 4.7%.
• Analyst ratings for the stock include three 'Buy' ratings and four 'Hold' ratings, with an average price target of $59.17.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.530-3.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.580. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $56.00 target price (down previously from $57.50) on shares of NorthWestern Energy Group in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $59.17.

NorthWestern Energy Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NWE traded up $0.34 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $56.68. The company had a trading volume of 56,822 shares, compared to its average volume of 463,865. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $55.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.19. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.53, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.40. NorthWestern Energy Group has a 12 month low of $50.43 and a 12 month high of $59.89.

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

NorthWestern Energy Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.66 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. NorthWestern Energy Group's payout ratio is presently 71.93%.

Institutional Trading of NorthWestern Energy Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NWE. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 34.3% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 845 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 43.6% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,624 shares of the company's stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 68.6% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,458 shares of the company's stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group in the 1st quarter worth $220,000. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 101.0% in the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,839 shares of the company's stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 3,437 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company's stock.

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.