NYSE:NI - NiSource Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

NiSource announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 30th. View NiSource's Dividend History.

NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The utilities provider reported $0.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.04. The utilities provider earned $931.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $939.83 million. NiSource had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 9.70%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS. View NiSource's Earnings History.

NiSource is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for NiSource.

NiSource updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.36-1.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.38.

8 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for NiSource's stock. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate NiSource's stock price to reach $29.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for NiSource.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NiSource in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for NiSource.

News headlines about NI stock have trended negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. NiSource earned a coverage optimism score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for NiSource.

NiSource saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,580,000 shares, a decrease of 10.3% from the December 15th total of 9,570,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,820,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View NiSource's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to NiSource include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Consolidated Edison (ED), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), PG&E (PCG), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Black Hills (BKH), NorthWestern (NWE) and Avista (AVA).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NiSource investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), Columbia Pipeline Partners (CPPL), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), IBM (IBM), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Altria Group (MO) and Procter & Gamble (PG).

NiSource's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.25%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.02%) and AE Wealth Management LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own NiSource stock include Carrie J Hightman, Donald Eugene Brown, Eric L Butler, Joseph W Mulpas, Michael E Jesanis, Pablo Vegas, Peter T Disser, Teresa M Smith and Violet Sistovaris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for NiSource.

NI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Hennessy Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Wealthfront Advisers LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC and Carroll Financial Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have sold NiSource company stock in the last year include Carrie J Hightman, Donald Eugene Brown, Joseph W Mulpas, Michael E Jesanis and Violet Sistovaris. View Insider Buying and Selling for NiSource.

NI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AE Wealth Management LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Cerebellum GP LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, IFP Advisors Inc and Wedbush Securities Inc.. Company insiders that have bought NiSource stock in the last two years include Eric L Butler and Pablo Vegas. View Insider Buying and Selling for NiSource.

Shares of NI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.10.

NiSource has a market capitalization of $10.87 billion and generates $5.11 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $-50,600,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.30 on an earnings per share basis. NiSource employs 8,087 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About NiSource.

The official website for NiSource is http://www.nisource.com/.

NiSource's mailing address is 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville IN, 46410. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 877-647-5990 or via email at [email protected]