This company recently went public with an IPO on Friday, September 12th 2025. They issued 10,714,285 shares at $46.00 per share. We will continue to update data for VIA as it becomes available. Via Renewables (VIA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock VIA vs. NWE, FET, NC, RNGR, NRGV, MNTK, FREY, SJT, WTI, and PNRGShould you be buying Via Renewables stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Via Renewables include NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), NACCO Industries (NC), Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), Energy Vault (NRGV), Montauk Renewables (MNTK), FREYR Battery (FREY), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT), W&T Offshore (WTI), and PrimeEnergy (PNRG). Via Renewables vs. Its Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Forum Energy Technologies NACCO Industries Ranger Energy Services Energy Vault Montauk Renewables FREYR Battery San Juan Basin Royalty Trust W&T Offshore PrimeEnergy Via Renewables (NASDAQ:VIA) and NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) are both electric & other services combined industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VIA or NWE? 74.4% of Via Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.2% of Via Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to VIA or NWE? In the previous week, NorthWestern Energy Group had 2 more articles in the media than Via Renewables. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NorthWestern Energy Group and 4 mentions for Via Renewables. NorthWestern Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Via Renewables' score of 0.00 indicating that NorthWestern Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Via Renewables 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NorthWestern Energy Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend VIA or NWE? NorthWestern Energy Group has a consensus price target of $59.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given NorthWestern Energy Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NorthWestern Energy Group is more favorable than Via Renewables.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Via Renewables 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00NorthWestern Energy Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has better valuation & earnings, VIA or NWE? NorthWestern Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Via Renewables. Via Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVia Renewables$417.40M0.90$14.98M$4.0212.93NorthWestern Energy Group$1.53B2.28$224.11M$3.6715.43 Is VIA or NWE more profitable? NorthWestern Energy Group has a net margin of 14.81% compared to Via Renewables' net margin of 5.68%. Via Renewables' return on equity of 57.36% beat NorthWestern Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Via Renewables5.68% 57.36% 7.92% NorthWestern Energy Group 14.81%7.40%2.68% Which has more risk and volatility, VIA or NWE? Via Renewables has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NorthWestern Energy Group has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VIA or NWE a better dividend stock? Via Renewables pays an annual dividend of $3.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. NorthWestern Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Via Renewables pays out 90.0% 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 Energy Group pays out 71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern Energy Group has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. SummaryNorthWestern Energy Group beats Via Renewables on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Via Renewables News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 VIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVia RenewablesElectric & other services combined IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$375.94M$1.75B$7.79B$10.19BDividend YieldN/A4.62%10.78%4.61%P/E Ratio12.937.7639.5526.40Price / Sales0.902.11885.55124.73Price / Cash3.197.4435.5029.91Price / Book9.711.223.996.28Net Income$14.98M$122.60M$4.29B$270.38M Via Renewables Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIAVia RenewablesN/A$51.98+5.0%N/A0.0%$375.94M$417.40M12.93160Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.7834 of 5 stars$56.65+0.3%$60.00+5.9%+2.1%$3.48B$1.53B15.521,573Positive NewsFETForum Energy Technologies1.1764 of 5 stars$26.28+0.4%N/A+70.4%$312.81M$801.87M-2.961,800Positive NewsNCNACCO Industries3.9114 of 5 stars$39.84+0.9%N/A+52.0%$296.77M$237.71M9.351,700Positive NewsRNGRRanger Energy Services2.6144 of 5 stars$13.47-2.5%$13.00-3.5%+15.2%$294.14M$571.10M13.601,950News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Gap UpNRGVEnergy Vault1.1665 of 5 stars$1.77-8.3%$1.42-20.0%+148.4%$286.47M$46.20M-1.8270Insider TradeMNTKMontauk Renewables2.4986 of 5 stars$2.00-2.9%$3.33+66.7%-54.9%$284.52M$175.74M100.00130News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFREYFREYR BatteryN/A$1.98flat$4.00+102.0%+84.2%$278.17MN/A-2.61210Gap UpSJTSan Juan Basin Royalty Trust0.3965 of 5 stars$5.83+0.1%N/A+70.9%$271.50MN/A0.002,020WTIW&T Offshore0.9221 of 5 stars$1.73-1.4%N/A-15.0%$255.89M$525.26M-2.27320News CoverageAnalyst UpgradePNRGPrimeEnergy0.6106 of 5 stars$152.97-0.2%N/A+27.5%$252.25M$218.05M10.29110 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NWE Competitors FET Competitors NC Competitors RNGR Competitors NRGV Competitors MNTK Competitors FREY Competitors SJT Competitors WTI Competitors PNRG Competitors 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:VIA) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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