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Log In and Add $71.70 -0.23 (-0.32 %) (As of 12/8/2019 10:21 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$71.70Now: $71.70▼$72.4450-Day Range$68.23MA: $71.69▼$75.0252-Week Range$57.28Now: $71.70▼$76.72Volume177,749 shsAverage Volume240,277 shsMarket Capitalization$3.62 billionP/E Ratio21.15Dividend Yield3.20%Beta0.15 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company operates through Electric Operations and Natural Gas Operations segments. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:NWE Previous Symbol CUSIP66807430 CIK73088 Webhttp://www.northwesternenergy.com/ Phone605-978-2900Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.09 Current Ratio0.80 Quick Ratio0.63Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio21.15 Forward P/E Ratio21.09 P/E Growth7.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.19 billion Price / Sales3.03 Cash Flow$6.91 per share Price / Cash Flow10.37 Book Value$38.60 per share Price / Book1.86Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.39 Net Income$196.96 million Net Margins16.84% Return on Equity9.57% Return on Assets3.32%Miscellaneous Employees1,528 Outstanding Shares50,450,000Market Cap$3.62 billion Next Earnings Date2/10/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive NWE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NWE Rates by TradingView NorthWestern (NYSE:NWE) Frequently Asked Questions What is NorthWestern's stock symbol? NorthWestern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NWE." How often does NorthWestern pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NorthWestern? NorthWestern announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View NorthWestern's Dividend History. How were NorthWestern's earnings last quarter? NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The utilities provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.13. The utilities provider had revenue of $274.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $295.48 million. NorthWestern had a return on equity of 9.57% and a net margin of 16.84%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.58 earnings per share. View NorthWestern's Earnings History. When is NorthWestern's next earnings date? NorthWestern is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for NorthWestern. What guidance has NorthWestern issued on next quarter's earnings? NorthWestern updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.38-3.48 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.54. What price target have analysts set for NWE? 6 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for NorthWestern's stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $76.00. On average, they expect NorthWestern's share price to reach $65.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for NorthWestern. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for NorthWestern? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for NorthWestern. Has NorthWestern been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about NWE stock have been trending extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. NorthWestern earned a news sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for NorthWestern. Are investors shorting NorthWestern? NorthWestern saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,150,000 shares, a drop of 8.0% from the October 31st total of 1,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 304,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.8 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View NorthWestern's Current Options Chain. Who are some of NorthWestern's key competitors? Some companies that are related to NorthWestern include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), NiSource (NI), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), PG&E (PCG), Black Hills (BKH) and Avista (AVA). What other stocks do shareholders of NorthWestern own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NorthWestern investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Deere & Company (DE), The Coca-Cola (KO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Costco Wholesale (COST), CSX (CSX), Lam Research (LRCX), Micron Technology (MU) and PACCAR (PCAR). Who are NorthWestern's key executives? NorthWestern's management team includes the folowing people: Mr. Robert C. Rowe Esq., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 63)Mr. Brian B. Bird, Chief Financial Officer (Age 59)Ms. Heather H. Grahame, VP of Regulatory & Federal Gov. Affairs and Gen. Counsel (Age 64)Ms. Bobbi L. Schroeppel, VP of Customer Care, Communications & HR (Age 50)Mr. Curtis T. Pohl, VP of Distribution (Age 54) Who are NorthWestern's major shareholders? NorthWestern's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.32%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.19%), Gabelli Funds LLC (1.11%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.08%), Systematic Financial Management LP (0.87%) and Man Group plc (0.67%). Company insiders that own NorthWestern stock include Bobbi L Schroeppel, Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Linda G Sullivan, Michael R Cashell, Patrick R Corcoran and Robert C Rowe. View Institutional Ownership Trends for NorthWestern. Which institutional investors are selling NorthWestern stock? NWE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, State Street Corp, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold NorthWestern company stock in the last year include Bobbi L Schroeppel, Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Michael R Cashell and Robert C Rowe. View Insider Buying and Selling for NorthWestern. Which institutional investors are buying NorthWestern stock? NWE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., Russell Investments Group Ltd., First Trust Advisors LP, Man Group plc, GW&K Investment Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Price Capital Management Inc. and Voya Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for NorthWestern. How do I buy shares of NorthWestern? Shares of NWE 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. What is NorthWestern's stock price today? One share of NWE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $71.70. How big of a company is NorthWestern? NorthWestern has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion and generates $1.19 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $196.96 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.39 on an earnings per share basis. NorthWestern employs 1,528 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About NorthWestern. What is NorthWestern's official website? The official website for NorthWestern is http://www.northwesternenergy.com/. How can I contact NorthWestern? NorthWestern's mailing address is 3010 WEST 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD, 57108. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 605-978-2900 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for NorthWestern (NYSE NWE)Community Ranking: 2.0 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 245 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 363 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 608MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about NorthWestern and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe NWE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe NWE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/8/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?