NYSE:NWENorthWestern Stock Price, Forecast & News

NorthWestern's stock was trading at $70.96 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NWE shares have decreased by 21.9% and is now trading at $55.41. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for NorthWestern.

NorthWestern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for NorthWestern.

NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The utilities provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.17. The utilities provider earned $335.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $380.97 million. NorthWestern had a net margin of 14.89% and a return on equity of 9.25%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.44 EPS. View NorthWestern's earnings history.

NorthWestern declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. View NorthWestern's dividend history.

NorthWestern issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.30-3.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.45.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for NorthWestern's shares. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect NorthWestern's stock price to reach $66.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NorthWestern.

Media stories about NWE stock have been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NorthWestern earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about NorthWestern.

NorthWestern saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 628,900 shares, a decrease of 19.5% from the May 31st total of 781,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 478,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View NorthWestern's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NorthWestern investors own include Coca-Cola (KO), Consolidated Edison (ED), Altria Group (MO), Southern (SO), AT&T (T), Duke Energy (DUK), Emerson Electric (EMR), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and Pfizer (PFE).

NorthWestern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NWE."

NorthWestern's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cox Capital Mgt LLC (0.04%). 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 and Robert C Rowe. View institutional ownership trends for NorthWestern.

NWE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cox Capital Mgt LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for 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.

One share of NWE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.41.

NorthWestern has a market capitalization of $2.80 billion and generates $1.26 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $202.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.42 on an earnings per share basis. NorthWestern employs 1,533 workers across the globe.

The official website for NorthWestern is www.northwesternenergy.com.

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]