Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:BKH Black Hills (BKH) Stock Price, News & Analysis $76.28 +0.20 (+0.27%) Closing price 10/12/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.05 -3.23 (-4.24%) As of 04:19 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Black Hills Stock (NYSE:BKH) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Black Hills alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$75.16▼$76.5350-Day Range$69.73▼$76.6052-Week Range$59.91▼$78.69Volume1.52 million shsAverage Volume1.36 million shsMarket Capitalization$5.82 billionP/E Ratio19.26Dividend Yield3.68%Price Target$82.71Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) is a regulated utility holding company headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides electric and natural gas utility services to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. Black Hills owns and operates electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, as well as natural gas distribution, storage and transportation infrastructure. Its electric utilities serve customers in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming, while its natural gas utilities operate in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. The company traces its history to the development of utility services in the Black Hills region and was incorporated as Black Hills Corporation in 1941. Black Hills is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Linden R. Evans.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Black Hills Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreBKH MarketRank™: Black Hills scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingBlack Hills has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Black Hills is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageBlack Hills has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Black Hills' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.76% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Black Hills are expected to grow by 5.76% in the coming year, from $4.34 to $4.59 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Black Hills is 19.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Black Hills is 19.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.23.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBlack Hills has a PEG Ratio of 3.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBlack Hills has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Black Hills' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted14.70% of the float of Black Hills has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBlack Hills has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.13.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Black Hills has recently increased by 2.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipBlack Hills is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBlack Hills has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Black Hills is 70.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Black Hills will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.22% next year. This indicates that Black Hills will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Black Hills' dividend. News and Social Media4.2 / 5News Sentiment0.79 News SentimentBlack Hills has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Black Hills this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest17 people have searched for BKH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 42% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added Black Hills to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Black Hills insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.56% of the stock of Black Hills is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.71% of the stock of Black Hills is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Black Hills' insider trading history. Receive BKH Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Black Hills and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Schedules 2026 Third-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference CallOctober 8, 2026 | markets.businessinsider.comAlphabet's $1.8 Billion Black Hills Deal Powers AI Data Center PushAlphabet is directly financing a $1.8 billion natural gas and microgrid expansion with Black Hills Corp in Cheyenne, Wyoming, reshaping the utility's valuation as a tech-adjacent infrastructure play.October 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines BKH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BKH shares performed this year? Black Hills' stock was trading at $69.44 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BKH stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $76.2830. How were Black Hills' earnings last quarter? Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.13. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Black Hills' major shareholders? Black Hills' top institutional investors include Congress Asset Management Co. (0.35%), Martin Capital Partners LLC (0.16%), GAMMA Investing LLC and GK Wealth Management LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Kimberly F Nooney, Robert P Otto and Rebecca B Roberts. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Black Hills? Shares of BKH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Black Hills own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Black Hills investors own include Chevron (CVX), AbbVie (ABBV), Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), ExxonMobil (XOM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/17/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/17/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Today10/12/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (4m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 BKH's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. BKH has been in this zone for over 4 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Multi - Utilities Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities Current SymbolNYSE:BKH CIK1130464 Webwww.blackhillscorp.com Phone(605) 721-2343Fax605-348-4748Employees2,795Year Founded2000Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Black Hills$82.71 High Price Target$97.00 Low Price Target$77.00 Potential Upside/Downside+8.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$3.96 Trailing P/E Ratio19.26 Forward P/E Ratio17.58 P/E Growth3.01Net Income$291.60 million Net Margins13.01% Pretax Margin15.31% Return on Equity7.98% Return on Assets2.93% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.99 Current Ratio0.52 Quick Ratio0.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.31 billion Price / Sales2.52 Cash Flow$7.89 per share Price / Cash Flow9.67 Book Value$51.75 per share Price / Book1.47Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares76,250,000Free Float75,826,000Market Cap$5.82 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.68 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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