NorthWestern (NWE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" NWE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NWE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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8 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for NorthWestern's stock. Their NWE share price forecasts range from $48.00 to $64.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $54.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% from the stock's current price.
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NorthWestern's stock was trading at $59.34 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, NWE shares have decreased by 14.9% and is now trading at $50.50.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 23rd 2023.
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NorthWestern Co. (NYSE:NWE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.16. The firm earned $290.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $341.90 million. NorthWestern had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.53% and a net margin of 11.67%.

NorthWestern announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.64 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 14th.
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NorthWestern (NYSE:NWE) pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.93%. NWE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 85.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, NWE will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.51% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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NorthWestern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NWE."

NorthWestern's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.94%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.84%), State Street Corp (3.63%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.63%), Franklin Resources Inc. (2.27%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (2.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Thomas Clark, Bobbi L Schroeppel, Brian B Bird, Britt E Ide, Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Michael R Cashell and Robert C Rowe.
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Shares of NWE 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 NWE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.50.

NorthWestern (NYSE:NWE) has a market capitalization of $3.03 billion and generates $1.48 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $183.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.00 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,530 workers across the globe.

NorthWestern's mailing address is 3010 West 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, United States. The official website for the company is www.northwesternenergy.com. The company can be reached via phone at 605-978-2900 or via email at investor.relations@northwestern.com.