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Black Hills (BKH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$76.28 +0.20 (+0.27%)
Closing price 10/12/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$73.05 -3.23 (-4.24%)
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About Black Hills Stock (NYSE:BKH)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$75.16
▼
$76.53
50-Day Range
$69.73
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$76.60
52-Week Range
$59.91
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$78.69
Volume
1.52 million shs
Average Volume
1.36 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.82 billion
P/E Ratio
19.26
Dividend Yield
3.68%
Price Target
$82.71
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

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Black Hills Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

BKH 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Black 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/Downside

    The consensus price target for Black Hills is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Black 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The 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. Sector

    The 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 Ratio

    Black 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 Ratio

    Black 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.70% of the float of Black Hills has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Black Hills has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.13.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Black Hills has recently increased by 2.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Black 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 Growth

    Black Hills has been increasing its dividend for 55 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Black Hills is 70.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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 Sentiment

    Black 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Black Hills this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    17 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 Follows

    7 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.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Black Hills insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.56% of the stock of Black Hills is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.71% 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.
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BKH Stock News Headlines

Black Hills (BKH) Receives a Buy from BMO Capital
Black Hills (BKH) Receives a Buy from Scotiabank
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Alphabet's $1.8 Billion Black Hills Deal Powers AI Data Center Push
Alphabet 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.
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BKH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.
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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.
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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.

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 Earnings
8/05/2026
Record date for 9/1 Dividend
8/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend
8/17/2026
Dividend Payable
9/01/2026
Today
10/12/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Multi - Utilities
Sub-Industry
Multi-Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:BKH
CIK
1130464
Employees
2,795
Year Founded
2000

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$97.00
Low Price Target
$77.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.96
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.26
Forward P/E Ratio
17.58
P/E Growth
3.01
Net Income
$291.60 million
Net Margins
13.01%
Pretax Margin
15.31%
Return on Equity
7.98%
Return on Assets
2.93%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.99
Current Ratio
0.52
Quick Ratio
0.41

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.31 billion
Price / Sales
2.52
Cash Flow
$7.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.67
Book Value
$51.75 per share
Price / Book
1.47

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
76,250,000
Free Float
75,826,000
Market Cap
$5.82 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.68

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This page (NYSE:BKH) was last updated on 10/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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