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 stock has decreased by 24.9% and is now trading at $53.32. 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) announced its earnings results 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 the consensus estimate of $380.97 million. NorthWestern had a return on equity of 9.25% and a net margin of 14.89%. NorthWestern's revenue for the quarter was down 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.44 EPS. View NorthWestern's earnings history.

NorthWestern announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid 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 4.50%. The ex-dividend date 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 (EPS) guidance of $3.30-3.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.45.

6 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for NorthWestern's stock. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $71.00. On average, they anticipate NorthWestern's stock price to reach $66.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NorthWestern.

Media headlines about NWE stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 impact score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about NorthWestern.

NorthWestern saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 692,400 shares, an increase of 10.1% from the June 15th total of 628,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 445,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View NorthWestern's Current Options Chain.

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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.80%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.46%), First PREMIER Bank (0.26%), Cox Capital Mgt LLC (0.04%) and Canandaigua National Corp (0.01%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First PREMIER Bank. 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, and Robert C Rowe. View insider buying and selling activity for NorthWestern.

NWE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Cox Capital Mgt LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. 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 $53.32.

NorthWestern has a market capitalization of $2.70 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]