NorthWestern Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:NWE)

About NorthWestern Corp.

NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as North-Western Energy, provides electricity and natural gas. The Company provides electricity and natural gas to over 701,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. It generates and distributes electricity in South Dakota; distributes natural gas in South Dakota and Nebraska, and generates and distributes electricity and distributed natural gas in Montana. The Company's segments are Electric operations, Natural gas operations and All other, which primarily consists of unallocated corporate costs. The Company's regulated electric utility business in Montana includes generation, transmission and distribution. Its service territory covers approximately 107,600 square miles, representing over 73% of Montana's land area. Its regulated natural gas utility business in Montana includes production, storage, transmission and distribution. The Company distributes natural gas to approximately 191,500 customers in over 105 Montana communities.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Diversified Utilities
Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: NWE
CUSIP: 66807430

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $59.16
50 Day Moving Average: $58.60
200 Day Moving Average: $59.59
52-Week Range: $51.27 - $63.75
Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.03
Foreward P/E Ratio: 17.40
P/E Growth: 3.68
Market Cap: $2.86B
Outstanding Shares: 48,311,000
Beta: 0.43

Profitability:

Net Margins: 11.64%
Return on Equity: 9.56%
Return on Assets: 2.89%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.11%
Current Ratio: 0.46%
Quick Ratio: 0.36%

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Consensus Ratings for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Hold Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$57.00 (3.65% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
3/30/2016	Mizuho	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
1/25/2016	Williams Capital	Reiterated Rating	Hold
10/21/2015	Ladenburg Thalmann	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$57.00
7/8/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Neutral -> Underperform	$54.00 -> $50.00
1/12/2015	KeyCorp	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$55.50
12/17/2014	Credit Suisse Group AG	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$56.00
12/1/2014	Robert W. Baird	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral	$54.00

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/20/2016
7/22/2016	Q216	$0.53	$0.65	$320.68 million	$293.10 million	View	Listen
4/20/2016	Q116	$1.13	$1.01	$377.39 million	$332.50 million	View	Listen
2/11/2016	Q415	$0.99	$0.98	$361.71 million	$324.99 million	View	Listen
10/22/2015	Q315	$0.55	$0.51	$306.41 million	$272.74 million	View	Listen
7/23/2015	Q215	$0.45	$0.48	$316.42 million	$270.56 million	View	Listen
4/23/2015	Q115	$1.30	$1.18	$416.17 million	$346.01 million	View	N/A
2/12/2015	Q414	$0.87	$0.85	$348.80 million	$312.95 million	View	N/A
10/23/2014	Q314	$0.43	$0.77	$269.00 million	$251.90 million	View	Listen
7/24/2014	Q214	$0.38	$0.37	$273.00 million	$270.28 million	View	N/A
4/24/2014	Q114	$1.08	$1.16	$326.00 million	$369.70 million	View	N/A
2/19/2014	Q413	$0.79	$0.68	$298.70 million	$319.09 million	View	N/A
10/24/2013	Q313	$0.42	$0.40	$244.60 million	$262.30 million	View	N/A
7/25/2013	Q2 2013	$0.30	$0.35	$249.50 million	$250.16 million	View	N/A
4/25/2013	Q1 2013	$0.94	$1.01	$319.29 million	$313.02 million	View	N/A
2/14/2013	Q4 2012	$0.76	$0.92	$287.40 million	$280.77 million	View	N/A
10/24/2012		$0.39	$0.36			View	N/A
7/24/2012		$0.29	$0.31			View	N/A
4/25/2012		$0.83	$0.88			View	N/A
2/16/2012		$0.72	$0.93			View	N/A
10/26/2011		$0.42	$0.41			View	N/A
7/27/2011		$0.31	$0.30			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.25 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.4 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$1.06	$1.13	$1.10
Q2 2016	2	$0.48	$0.59	$0.54
Q3 2016	1	$0.60	$0.60	$0.60
Q4 2016	1	$1.05	$1.05	$1.05
Q1 2017	1	$1.03	$1.03	$1.03
Q2 2017	1	$0.64	$0.64	$0.64
Q3 2017	1	$0.59	$0.59	$0.59
Q4 2017	1	$1.07	$1.07	$1.07
Q1 2018	1	$1.05	$1.05	$1.05
Q2 2018	1	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

Annual Dividend:	$2.00
Dividend Yield:	3.38%
Dividend Growth:	9.10% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	67.80% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 61.54% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 58.82% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	7 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/25/2016	quarterly	$0.50	3.25%	9/13/2016	9/15/2016	9/30/2016
4/21/2016	quarterly	$0.50	3.55%	6/13/2016	6/15/2016	6/30/2016
2/12/2016	quarterly	$0.50	3.51%	3/11/2016	3/15/2016	3/31/2016
10/23/2015	quarterly	$0.48	3.45%	12/11/2015	12/15/2015	12/31/2015
7/24/2015	quarterly	$0.48	3.73%	9/11/2015	9/15/2015	9/30/2015
4/29/2015	quarterly	$0.48	3.62%	6/11/2015	6/15/2015	6/30/2015
2/13/2015	quarterly	$0.48	3.58%	3/11/2015	3/13/2015	3/31/2015
10/24/2014	quarterly	$0.40	3.13%	12/11/2014	12/15/2014	12/31/2014
7/24/2014	quarterly	$0.40	3.28%	9/11/2014	9/15/2014	9/30/2014
4/24/2014	quarterly	$0.40	3.3%	6/11/2014	6/13/2014	6/30/2014
2/20/2014	quarterly	$0.40	3.45%	3/12/2014	3/14/2014	3/31/2014
10/24/2013	quarterly	$0.38	3.26%	12/11/2013	12/13/2013	12/31/2013
7/26/2013	quarterly	$0.38	3.61%	9/11/2013	9/13/2013	9/30/2013
4/26/2013	quarterly	$0.38	3.62%	6/12/2013	6/14/2013	6/30/2013
2/15/2013	quarterly	$0.38	3.95%	3/13/2013	3/15/2013	3/31/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.34%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 99.14%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/19/2016	Robert C Rowe	CEO	Sell	3,011	$58.00	$174,638.00
8/2/2016	Brian B. Bird	CFO	Sell	9,320	$60.95	$568,054.00
7/27/2016	Curtis T. Pohl	VP	Sell	2,650	$60.48	$160,272.00
6/9/2016	H. Grahame Heather	VP	Sell	3,300	$60.55	$199,815.00
6/7/2016	Robert C Rowe	CEO	Sell	7,000	$59.32	$415,240.00
5/19/2016	Denton Louis Peoples	Director	Sell	43,436	$58.30	$2,532,318.80
4/26/2016	Jan Robert Horsfall	Director	Sell	3,200	$56.38	$180,416.00
3/14/2016	Bobbi L Schroeppel	VP	Sell	2,000	$59.56	$119,120.00
3/10/2016	Robert C Rowe	CEO	Sell	4,500	$60.71	$273,195.00
2/16/2016	Curtis T. Pohl	VP	Sell	2,300	$57.18	$131,514.00
5/12/2015	Kendall Kliewer	VP	Sell	1,433	$50.74	$72,710.42
5/5/2015	Curtis T Pohl	VP	Sell	1,000	$51.82	$51,820.00
3/6/2015	Curtis T Pohl	VP	Sell	1,500	$51.69	$77,535.00
3/6/2015	Robert C Rowe	CEO	Sell	4,230	$51.68	$218,606.40
12/10/2014	H. Grahame Heather	VP	Buy	6,800	$53.55	$364,140.00
11/6/2013	Brian Bird	CFO	Sell	11,000	$46.14	$507,540.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for NorthWestern Corp. (NYSE:NWE)

Date	Headline
	David Hoffman joins NWE as director of government affairs (NYSE:NWE) mtstandard.com - September 25 at 5:50 PM
	NorthWestern Corp. (NWE) CEO Robert C. Rowe Sells 3011 Shares of Stock (NYSE:NWE) www.crcconnection.com - September 25 at 5:50 PM
	Northwestern Reaches Analyst Target Price (NYSE:NWE) www.nasdaq.com - September 23 at 11:12 AM
	Twin Bridges to Experience Early-Morning Power Outage on Sept. 29 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - September 22 at 6:11 PM
	Outages Planned Near Great Falls on September 19 and 22 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - September 16 at 6:18 PM
	IJS, SR, WTFC, NWE: Large Inflows Detected at ETF (NYSE:NWE) www.nasdaq.com - September 15 at 6:35 PM
	NorthWestern Energy Announces New Government Affairs Team in Montana (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - September 14 at 6:39 PM
	NorthWestern goes ex-dividend today (NYSE:NWE) seekingalpha.com - September 13 at 11:54 AM
	NWE Crosses Below Key Moving Average Level (NYSE:NWE) www.nasdaq.com - September 9 at 6:10 PM
	NORTHWESTERN CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:NWE) biz.yahoo.com - September 8 at 6:18 PM
	3600 Great Falls residents without power (NYSE:NWE) www.kfbb.com - September 5 at 10:42 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to NorthWestern Corp. : August 31, 2016 (NYSE:NWE) www.capitalcube.com - September 1 at 9:42 AM
	Town of Whitehall to Experience Early Morning Power Outage (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 30 at 6:32 PM
	Taxpayers shouldn't pay for old NWE building upkeep (NYSE:NWE) mtstandard.com - August 23 at 11:00 AM
	NORTHWESTERN CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance (NYSE:NWE) biz.yahoo.com - August 16 at 6:41 PM
	Installation Work Begins on Bozeman Solar Project (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 7:00 PM
	Missoula-Area Storm Restoration Update: August 12, 2015 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Horsfall Joins NorthWestern Corporation Board of Directors (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Missoula-Area Storm Restoration Update: August 14, 2015 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	NorthWestern Energy Offers Energy Efficiency Training, Scholarships Aimed at Building Managers (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	NorthWestern to Host Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	NorthWestern Energy Issues New Alert About Collection Scams; Great Falls and Helena Customers Targeted (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Road Closure Planned for Portion of Boulder Avenue Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 11 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Hebgen Operations Update (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Montana Public Service Commission Issues Guidance to Staff Related to Lost Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Outage Planned for Portion of Helena's West Side on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	NorthWestern Energy Responds to the EPA Clean Power Plan (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Southwest Area of Huron to Experience Power Outage on Friday, July 17, 2015 (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	NorthWestern Energy Promotes Crystal Lail to Vice President, Controller (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	Kerr Update: Little Change in Levels of Flathead Lake, River Expected (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	NorthWestern Corporation Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 9:45 AM
	A sunny celebration for 40 years of supporting sustainable energy (NYSE:NWE) mtstandard.com - August 9 at 6:49 PM
	NWE serves shareholders, not ratepayers (NYSE:NWE) billingsgazette.com - August 1 at 11:14 AM
	NorthWestern Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NWE-US : July 29, 2016 (NYSE:NWE) www.capitalcube.com - July 29 at 8:09 AM
	NorthWestern Corp. :NWE-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : July 26, 2016 (NYSE:NWE) www.capitalcube.com - July 26 at 10:24 AM
	Why Northwestern is the 'Top Dividend Stock of the Dow Utilities' With 3.2% Yield (NWE) (NYSE:NWE) www.nasdaq.com - July 26 at 9:49 AM
	NORTHWESTERN : REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS (NYSE:NWE) www.4-traders.com - July 25 at 6:42 PM
	Northwestern (NWE) Q2 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y (NYSE:NWE) finance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 8:45 AM
	6:05 am NorthWestern beats by $0.09, misses on revs; reaffirms FY16 EPS guidance (NYSE:NWE) finance.yahoo.com - July 23 at 6:05 AM
	Edited Transcript of NWE earnings conference call or presentation 22-Jul-16 3:00pm GMT (NYSE:NWE) finance.yahoo.com - July 22 at 4:19 PM
	NORTHWESTERN CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibit (NYSE:NWE) biz.yahoo.com - July 22 at 10:11 AM
	NorthWestern Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results (NYSE:NWE) www.benzinga.com - July 22 at 9:32 AM
	NorthWestern : beats 2Q profit forecasts (NYSE:NWE) www.4-traders.com - July 22 at 9:32 AM
	Q2 2016 NorthWestern Corp Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:NWE) biz.yahoo.com - July 22 at 7:07 AM
	NorthWestern beats 2Q profit forecasts (NYSE:NWE) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 22 at 6:12 AM
	Utility Earnings Preview for Releases This Week: UTL, NWE (NYSE:NWE) finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 8:46 AM
	NorthWestern Energy Responds to Colstrip Owners’ Settlement of Clean Air Suit (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - July 12 at 3:23 PM
	NorthWestern to Host Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast (NYSE:NWE) www.publicnow.com - July 5 at 5:31 PM
	NorthWestern Corp. :NWE-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers : June 24, 2016 (NYSE:NWE) www.capitalcube.com - June 24 at 10:56 AM
	NorthWestern holding public meetings in Bozeman, Ennis on Hebgen Dam project (NYSE:NWE) www.bozemandailychronicle.com - June 24 at 9:08 AM