NiSource - NI Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NiSource in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" NI shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for NiSource's shares. Their NI share price forecasts range from $27.00 to $32.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $29.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.0% from the stock's current price.
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NiSource's stock was trading at $27.42 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NI stock has decreased by 2.4% and is now trading at $26.75.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 3rd 2023.
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NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 22nd. The utilities provider reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.01. The utilities provider had revenue of $1.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.56 billion. NiSource had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.13% and a net margin of 13.51%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS.
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NiSource declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, May 19th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 27th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of NiSource (NYSE:NI) stock in their portfolio include Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (TPYP), Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES), Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF (PUI), First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RYU), AAM Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF (SMIG), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) and Timothy Plan High Dividend Stock ETF (TPHD).

NiSource (NYSE:NI) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 58.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NI will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.88% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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NiSource issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.54-1.56 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.55.

62 employees have rated NiSource Chief Executive Officer Joseph Hamrock on Glassdoor.com. Joseph Hamrock has an approval rating of 65% among the company's employees.

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NiSource trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NI."

NiSource's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Deutsche Bank AG (4.77%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.08%), Millennium Management LLC (1.90%), Newport Trust Co (1.68%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.55%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (1.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles Edward Shafer II, Daniel A Creekmur, Donald Eugene Brown, Eric L Butler, Michael E Jesanis, Michael Hooper, Pablo Vegas and Shawn Anderson.
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Shares of NI 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 NI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.75.

NiSource (NYSE:NI) has a market capitalization of $11.03 billion and generates $5.85 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $804.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.70 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,162 workers across the globe.

NiSource's mailing address is 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville IN, 46410. The official website for the company is www.nisource.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (877) 647-5990, via email at ndrew@nisource, or via fax at 219-647-6085.