NorthWestern Stock Forecast, Price & News

NorthWestern's stock was trading at $70.96 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NWE stock has decreased by 12.6% and is now trading at $62.03.
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5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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NorthWestern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 10th 2021.
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NorthWestern Co. (NYSE:NWE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 21st. The utilities provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01. NorthWestern had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 7.89%.
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NorthWestern declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share on Thursday, December 31st. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 14th.
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NorthWestern updated its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.30-3.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.33.

5 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for NorthWestern's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $71.00. On average, they anticipate NorthWestern's share price to reach $64.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to NorthWestern include Dominion Energy (D), Sempra Energy (SRE), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Consolidated Edison (ED), DTE Energy (DTE), PG&E (PCG), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), NiSource (NI), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Black Hills (BKH) and Avista (AVA).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NorthWestern investors own include The Coca-Cola (KO), AT&T (T), Pfizer (PFE), Duke Energy (DUK), International Business Machines (IBM), The Southern (SO), AbbVie (ABBV), Dominion Energy (D), Consolidated Edison (ED) and Emerson Electric (EMR).

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

NorthWestern's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.53%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.94%), State Street Corp (3.11%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.39%), First Trust Advisors LP (2.24%) and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (1.21%). Company insiders that own NorthWestern stock include Bobbi L Schroeppel, Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Michael R Cashell and Robert C Rowe.
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NWE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Victory Capital Management Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold NorthWestern company stock in the last year include Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, and Robert C Rowe.
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NWE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Apollo Management Holdings L.P., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Westwood Holdings Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., GW&K Investment Management LLC, and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership.
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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 $62.03.

NorthWestern has a market capitalization of $3.14 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]