NorthWestern (NWE) Competitors

In the previous week, Ameren had 5 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameren and 2 mentions for NorthWestern. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ameren has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern. Ameren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.17% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 10.21%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.94% beat NorthWestern's return on equity.

Ameren has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NorthWestern has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameren currently has a consensus price target of $117.54, indicating a potential upside of 5.04%. NorthWestern has a consensus price target of $68.30, indicating a potential downside of 3.74%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than NorthWestern.

79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of NorthWestern shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Ameren pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and NorthWestern has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. NorthWestern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Atmos Energy and 2 mentions for NorthWestern. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

NorthWestern currently has a consensus target price of $68.30, suggesting a potential downside of 3.74%. Atmos Energy has a consensus target price of $181.90, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. Given Atmos Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atmos Energy is more favorable than NorthWestern.

Atmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern. Atmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of NorthWestern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Atmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 27.58% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 10.21%. Atmos Energy's return on equity of 9.59% beat NorthWestern's return on equity.

NorthWestern has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NorthWestern pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atmos Energy pays out 49.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years.

Avista has a net margin of 10.75% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 10.21%. NorthWestern's return on equity of 7.80% beat Avista's return on equity.

NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. NorthWestern pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avista pays out 78.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NorthWestern has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Avista has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern. Avista is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, NorthWestern and NorthWestern both had 2 articles in the media. Avista's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

NorthWestern has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avista has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

NorthWestern currently has a consensus price target of $68.30, suggesting a potential downside of 3.74%. Avista has a consensus price target of $39.75, suggesting a potential downside of 2.36%. Given Avista's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avista is more favorable than NorthWestern.

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Avista shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of NorthWestern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Avista shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

NorthWestern pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Black Hills pays an annual dividend of $2.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. NorthWestern pays out 98.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Black Hills pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Black Hills has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years. Black Hills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Black Hills has a net margin of 12.61% compared to NorthWestern's net margin of 10.21%. NorthWestern's return on equity of 7.80% beat Black Hills' return on equity.

NorthWestern has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Black Hills has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

NorthWestern presently has a consensus target price of $68.30, suggesting a potential downside of 3.74%. Black Hills has a consensus target price of $81.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.85%. Given Black Hills' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Black Hills is more favorable than NorthWestern.

In the previous week, Black Hills had 2 more articles in the media than NorthWestern. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Black Hills and 2 mentions for NorthWestern. Black Hills' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat NorthWestern's score of 0.00 indicating that Black Hills is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

96.1% of NorthWestern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of Black Hills shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of NorthWestern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Black Hills shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Black Hills has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern. Black Hills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.