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. The company's electric transmission and distribution network consists of approximately 24,660 miles of overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines, as well as 385 transmission and distribution substations in Montana; and transmission and distribution network comprises of approximately 3,560 miles of overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines, as well as 126 substations in South Dakota. Its natural gas transmission system consists of approximately 2,100 miles of pipeline. The company serves approximately 718,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, the United States. NorthWestern Corporation was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Electric & other services combined
Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities
SectorUtilities
Phone605-978-2900
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.19 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees1,528
Next Earnings Date4/23/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
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 Wednesday, February 13th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. This is a boost from NorthWestern's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. View NorthWestern's Dividend History.
How were NorthWestern's earnings last quarter?
NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 11th. The utilities provider reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.11. The utilities provider earned $308.82 million during the quarter. NorthWestern had a net margin of 16.52% and a return on equity of 9.80%. View NorthWestern's Earnings History.
When is NorthWestern's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for NWE?
4 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for NorthWestern's shares. Their predictions range from $56.00 to $67.00. On average, they expect NorthWestern's stock price to reach $61.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for NorthWestern.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for NorthWestern?
4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for NorthWestern.
Has NorthWestern been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about NWE stock have been trending neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NorthWestern earned a coverage optimism score of 0.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of NorthWestern's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to NorthWestern include Alliant Energy (LNT), PG&E (PCG), NiSource (NI), United Utilities Group (UUGRY), SCANA (SCG), ALLETE (ALE), Avista (AVA), Unitil (UTL), Spark Energy (SPKE), Genie Energy (GNE), EuroSite Power (EUSP), Endesa (ELE) and Westar Energy (WR).
What other stocks do shareholders of NorthWestern own?
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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.56%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.99%), Northern Trust Corp (2.75%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.61%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.11%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.93%). Company insiders that own NorthWestern stock include Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, John D Hines, Linda G Sullivan, Michael R Cashell, Patrick R Corcoran and Robert C Rowe. View Institutional Ownership Trends for NorthWestern.
Which major investors are selling NorthWestern stock?
NWE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Millennium Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Sapience Investments LLC, Barclays PLC, Dean Investment Associates LLC and LSV Asset Management. Company insiders that have sold NorthWestern company stock in the last year include Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Michael R Cashell and Robert C Rowe. View Insider Buying and Selling for NorthWestern.
Which major investors are buying NorthWestern stock?
NWE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Macquarie Group Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, Rhumbline Advisers, Geode Capital Management LLC and MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is NorthWestern's stock price today?
One share of NWE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $67.41.
How big of a company is NorthWestern?
NorthWestern has a market capitalization of $3.39 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.
What is NorthWestern's official website?
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]
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