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NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$52.50 +0.56 (+1.07%)
As of 07/3/2025 03:38 PM Eastern
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About NorthWestern Energy Group Stock (NYSE:NWE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$51.88
$52.47
50-Day Range
$50.80
$59.51
52-Week Range
$48.52
$59.89
Volume
368,333 shs
Average Volume
419,029 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.22 billion
P/E Ratio
14.38
Dividend Yield
5.03%
Price Target
$60.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

NorthWestern Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

NWE MarketRank™: 

NorthWestern Energy Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th 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

    NorthWestern Energy Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    NorthWestern Energy Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for NorthWestern Energy Group are expected to grow by 6.61% in the coming year, from $3.63 to $3.87 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group is 14.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group is 14.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    NorthWestern Energy Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    NorthWestern Energy Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for NWE.
  • Dividend Leadership

    NorthWestern Energy Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    NorthWestern Energy Group has been increasing its dividend for 21 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group is 68.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, NorthWestern Energy Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.22% next year. This indicates that NorthWestern Energy Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for NWE.
  • News Sentiment

    NorthWestern Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for NorthWestern Energy Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for NWE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added NorthWestern Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, NorthWestern Energy Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.94% of the stock of NorthWestern Energy Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.07% of the stock of NorthWestern Energy Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about NorthWestern Energy Group's insider trading history.
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NWE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

NorthWestern Energy Group's stock was trading at $53.46 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NWE shares have decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $52.5050.

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.04. NorthWestern Energy Group's quarterly revenue was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Shares of NWE 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 NorthWestern Energy Group investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/13/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Today
7/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric & other services combined
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:NWE
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,573
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$60.00
High Stock Price Target
$65.00
Low Stock Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
14.38
Forward P/E Ratio
14.46
P/E Growth
2.4
Net Income
$224.11 million
Pretax Margin
14.18%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.51 billion
Cash Flow
$7.06 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.44
Book Value
$46.60 per share
Price / Book
1.13

Miscellaneous

Free Float
60,752,000
Market Cap
$3.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.37
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This page (NYSE:NWE) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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