NorthWestern (NWE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" NWE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NWE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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8 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for NorthWestern's stock. Their NWE share price forecasts range from $46.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $56.56 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.0%.
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NorthWestern's stock was trading at $59.34 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, NWE shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $56.59.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 26th 2023.
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NorthWestern Co. (NASDAQ:NWE) announced its earnings results on Saturday, October, 23rd. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.05. The firm earned $325.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $293.90 million. NorthWestern had a net margin of 12.12% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.04%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share.

NorthWestern declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.52%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 14th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) stock in their portfolio include Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF (TPMN), ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL), Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (PEY), Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (XMLV), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), Sound Equity Income ETF (SDEI), VanEck Green Infrastructure ETF (RNEW) and KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE).

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.56%. NWE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 79.50%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, NWE will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.51% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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NorthWestern trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NWE."

NorthWestern's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.80%), American Century Companies Inc. (5.99%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.85%), State Street Corp (3.65%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.60%) and First Trust Advisors LP (2.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Thomas Clark, Bobbi L Schroeppel, Brian B Bird, Britt E Ide, Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Michael R Cashell, Robert C Rowe and Robert C Rowe.
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Shares of NWE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NWE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.59.

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion and generates $1.54 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $183.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.22 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,530 workers across the globe.

NorthWestern's mailing address is 3010 WEST 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD, 57108. The official website for the company is www.northwesternenergy.com. The company can be reached via phone at (605) 978-2900 or via email at travis.meyer@northwestern.com.