NiSource (NI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) is a regulated utility company that delivers natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Its operations are primarily conducted through local utility subsidiaries, including Columbia Gas and Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO).

NiSource’s natural gas businesses distribute gas through networks serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Kentucky. NIPSCO provides regulated natural gas and electric service in northern Indiana, where the company also operates electric generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure. The company is investing in the modernization of its utility systems and in the transition toward lower-emission energy resources.

Based in Merrillville, Indiana, NiSource traces its roots to Northern Indiana Public Service Company, which was founded in the 19th century. The current NiSource structure was formed in 1999 through the combination of NIPSCO Industries and Columbia Energy Group. Lloyd Yates serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.75 to $41.35
• 50-Day Range: $39.07 to $44.55
• 52-Week Range: $38.42 to $49.21
• Volume: 3.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.94
• Dividend Yield: 2.91%
• Price Target: $48.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NiSource Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NiSource scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th 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 Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NiSource has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

NiSource has a consensus price target of $48.75, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $41.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NiSource has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NiSource are expected to grow by 9.76% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NiSource is 21.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NiSource is 21.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NiSource has a PEG Ratio of 3.04. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NiSource has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.50% of the float of NiSource has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NiSource has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NiSource has recently increased by 13.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

NiSource pays a meaningful dividend of 2.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

NiSource has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NiSource is 63.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NiSource will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.33% next year. This indicates that NiSource will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

NiSource has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added NiSource to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NiSource insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,590,382.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.37% of the stock of NiSource is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.64% of the stock of NiSource is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Record date for 11/20 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/20 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/20/2026
• 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:NI
• CIK: 1111711
• Web: www.nisource.com
• Phone: (877) 647-5990
• Fax: 219-647-6085
• Employees: 7,738
• Year Founded: 1912

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NiSource: $48.75
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.12
• P/E Growth: 3.04
• Net Income: $929.50 million
• Net Margins: 13.20%
• Pretax Margin: 16.69%
• Return on Equity: 7.95%
• Return on Assets: 2.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.98
• Cash Flow: $4.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.38
• Book Value: $24.43 per share
• Price / Book: 1.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 479,560,000
• Free Float: 477,786,000
• Market Cap: $19.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55