ALLETE - ALE Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ALLETE in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" ALE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ALE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for ALLETE's shares. Their ALE share price forecasts range from $50.00 to $63.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $56.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price.
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ALLETE's stock was trading at $66.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ALE stock has decreased by 25.1% and is now trading at $49.72.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.04. The utilities provider had revenue of $373.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $350.12 million. ALLETE had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.29% and a net margin of 12.89%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.53 earnings per share.

ALLETE announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 12th.
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ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.05%. ALE 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 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 71.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ALE will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.33% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ALLETE issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.60-$3.90 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.74. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

5 employees have rated ALLETE Chief Executive Officer Alan R. Hodnik on Glassdoor.com. Alan R. Hodnik has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Alan R. Hodnik in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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ALLETE trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ALE."

ALLETE's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan R Hodnik, Heidi E Jimmerson, Madeleine W Ludlow and Robert John Adams.
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Shares of ALE 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 ALE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.72.

ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion and generates $1.42 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $169.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.62 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,365 workers across the globe.

ALLETE's mailing address is 30 W SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN, 55802. The official website for the company is www.allete.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (218) 279-5000 or via fax at 218-723-3944.