NorthWestern (NWE) Competitors $51.58 -0.95 (-1.81%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NWE vs. TLN, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, OKLO, BEP, KNTK, CWEN, CIG, and TXNMShould you be buying NorthWestern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NorthWestern include Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), Oklo (OKLO), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Kinetik (KNTK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS (CIG), and TXNM Energy (TXNM). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. NorthWestern vs. Its Competitors Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Oklo Brookfield Renewable Partners Kinetik Clearway Energy Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS TXNM Energy Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Is TLN or NWE more profitable? Talen Energy has a net margin of 28.51% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 15.68%. Talen Energy's return on equity of 11.47% beat NorthWestern's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Talen Energy28.51% 11.47% 3.36% NorthWestern 15.68%7.63%2.74% Which has more risk and volatility, TLN or NWE? Talen Energy has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NorthWestern has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TLN or NWE? In the previous week, Talen Energy had 14 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Talen Energy and 1 mentions for NorthWestern. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.67 indicating that Talen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Talen Energy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NorthWestern 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TLN or NWE? Talen Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern. NorthWestern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTalen Energy$2.12B5.77$998M$9.6327.85NorthWestern$1.51B2.09$224.11M$3.8413.43 Do analysts recommend TLN or NWE? Talen Energy presently has a consensus target price of $260.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.79%. NorthWestern has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.57%. Given NorthWestern's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NorthWestern is more favorable than Talen Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Talen Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00NorthWestern 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in TLN or NWE? 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of NorthWestern shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of NorthWestern shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTalen Energy beats NorthWestern on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NWE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$3.22B$24.30B$15.63B$9.30BDividend Yield5.03%3.75%5.61%4.03%P/E Ratio14.8833.9619.9219.60Price / Sales2.093.94131.6573.66Price / Cash7.308.8719.1327.56Price / Book1.112.202.135.55Net Income$224.11M$1.43B$747.72M$257.73M7 Day Performance-0.98%-0.28%8.97%0.95%1 Month Performance-0.08%1.00%19.90%10.68%1 Year PerformanceN/A18.71%139.36%15.67% NorthWestern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWENorthWestern3.78 of 5 stars$51.58-1.8%$56.00+8.6%N/A$3.22B$1.51B14.881,585TLNTalen Energy0.9037 of 5 stars$276.17+3.2%$260.67-5.6%N/A$12.57B$2.12B28.681,894Positive NewsDTMDT Midstream2.7422 of 5 stars$103.28+0.6%$109.27+5.8%+48.3%$10.50B$981M28.14360News CoveragePositive NewsWTRGEssential Utilities4.7982 of 5 stars$37.29-0.7%$43.50+16.7%-6.5%$10.47B$2.09B16.723,291Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - CopelN/A$8.00+0.4%N/A+14.0%$8.46B$4.20B11.436,320News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeOKLOOklo1.7236 of 5 stars$56.06+1.1%$58.50+4.4%+627.1%$7.82BN/A-10.3678Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners1.6694 of 5 stars$25.36-0.7%$29.13+14.8%-5.8%$7.20B$5.88B-25.115,270News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpKNTKKinetik3.3463 of 5 stars$41.41-0.1%$56.56+36.6%-3.0%$6.55B$1.48B43.59200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCWENClearway Energy3.0817 of 5 stars$31.86-1.2%$35.50+11.4%+22.9%$6.44B$1.41B39.8360CIGComp En De Mn Cemig ADSN/A$1.92+0.3%N/A-2.3%$5.49B$7.38B4.125,028Positive NewsTXNMTXNM Energy1.9584 of 5 stars$56.34+0.1%$54.86-2.6%N/A$5.22B$1.97B25.041,695Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TLN Alternatives DTM Alternatives WTRG Alternatives ELPC Alternatives OKLO Alternatives BEP Alternatives KNTK Alternatives CWEN Alternatives CIG Alternatives TXNM 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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