NorthWestern (NWE) Competitors $56.25 -0.19 (-0.34%) As of 01:38 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NWE vs. OKLO, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, BEP, KNTK, TXNM, CIG, CWEN, and ELPShould you be buying NorthWestern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NorthWestern include Oklo (OKLO), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), TXNM Energy (TXNM), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), Clearway Energy (CWEN), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) (ELP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. NorthWestern vs. Its Competitors Oklo DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Brookfield Renewable Partners Kinetik TXNM Energy Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS Clearway Energy Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL) NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) and Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. Do analysts prefer NWE or OKLO? NorthWestern currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.44%. Oklo has a consensus target price of $66.45, suggesting a potential downside of 48.54%. Given NorthWestern's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NorthWestern is more favorable than Oklo.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NorthWestern 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Oklo 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NWE or OKLO? NorthWestern has higher revenue and earnings than Oklo. Oklo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthWestern$1.53B2.26$224.11M$3.6715.33OkloN/AN/A-$73.62M-$0.42-307.45 Is NWE or OKLO more profitable? NorthWestern has a net margin of 14.76% compared to Oklo's net margin of 0.00%. NorthWestern's return on equity of 7.30% beat Oklo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NorthWestern14.76% 7.30% 2.61% Oklo N/A -14.80%-13.61% Which has more risk & volatility, NWE or OKLO? NorthWestern has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oklo has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NWE or OKLO? 96.1% of NorthWestern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of Oklo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer NWE or OKLO? In the previous week, Oklo had 33 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Oklo and 1 mentions for NorthWestern. NorthWestern's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Oklo's score of 0.94 indicating that NorthWestern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NorthWestern 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Oklo 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNorthWestern beats Oklo on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NorthWestern News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NWE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthWesternUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.45B$24.88B$16.95B$10.40BDividend Yield4.72%3.65%4.69%4.64%P/E Ratio15.3319.3751.9126.80Price / Sales2.264.0430.73162.00Price / Cash7.778.9219.1460.63Price / Book1.212.292.216.41Net Income$224.11M$1.43B$752.30M$271.62M7 Day Performance-1.56%2.15%0.42%2.96%1 Month Performance-3.70%3.91%1.57%9.80%1 Year PerformanceN/A12.01%285.41%31.48% NorthWestern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWENorthWestern3.9241 of 5 stars$56.25-0.3%$56.00-0.4%N/A$3.45B$1.53B15.331,585Positive NewsShort Interest ↓OKLOOklo2.6886 of 5 stars$82.65+3.4%$66.45-19.6%+1,584.1%$11.80BN/A-196.7878Gap UpDTMDT Midstream3.7479 of 5 stars$107.27-0.1%$110.67+3.2%+39.3%$10.90B$1.11B28.76360Positive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.9279 of 5 stars$38.30+0.1%$44.50+16.2%-3.9%$10.73B$2.34B16.443,291Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.58+0.5%N/A+27.8%$9.14B$4.20B12.086,320News CoverageBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners4.1292 of 5 stars$25.30+1.0%$30.11+19.0%-2.3%$7.11B$6.17B-26.635,270Analyst ForecastKNTKKinetik2.6412 of 5 stars$43.79+1.2%$54.67+24.8%-3.4%$7.00B$1.65B59.18200Positive NewsTXNMTXNM Energy1.7836 of 5 stars$56.85-0.2%$54.86-3.5%+31.6%$6.00B$1.97B29.301,695Positive NewsCIGComp En De Mn Cemig ADSN/A$2.03-0.5%N/A-0.7%$5.84B$40.60B4.415,028CWENClearway Energy3.2802 of 5 stars$28.74+0.4%$36.40+26.7%-4.0%$5.79B$1.43B44.2260ELPCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)1.7649 of 5 stars$9.31-0.1%N/A+22.5%$5.54B$23.87B54.744,396News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OKLO Alternatives DTM Alternatives WTRG Alternatives ELPC Alternatives BEP Alternatives KNTK Alternatives TXNM Alternatives CIG Alternatives CWEN Alternatives ELP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NWE) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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