NYSE:NWENorthWestern Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding NorthWestern Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $60.11 +0.35 (+0.59 %) (As of 05/26/2020 01:05 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$59.42Now: $60.11▼$60.6450-Day Range$52.84MA: $58.35▼$64.6052-Week Range$45.06Now: $60.11▼$80.52Volume12,091 shsAverage Volume458,349 shsMarket Capitalization$3.04 billionP/E Ratio16.98Dividend Yield4.15%Beta0.35 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media 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 24,765 miles of overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines, as well as 386 transmission and distribution substations in Montana; and transmission and distribution network comprises of approximately 3,572 miles of overhead and underground transmission and distribution lines, as well as 128 substations in South Dakota. Its natural gas transmission system consists of approximately 2,100 miles of pipeline. The company serves approximately 726,400 customers in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska, the United States. NorthWestern Corporation was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNorthWestern has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $66.67, NorthWestern has a potential upside of 10.9% from its current price of $60.11.Amount of Analyst CoverageNorthWestern has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Community Rank Outperform VotesNorthWestern has received 262 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNorthWestern has received 384 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNorthWestern has received 59.44% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat'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. Previous Next 5.0 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipNorthWestern is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthNorthWestern has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of NorthWestern is 70.18 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, NorthWestern will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.57 % next year. This indicates that NorthWestern will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, NorthWestern insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $55,450.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.17% of the stock of NorthWestern is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions95.08% of the stock of NorthWestern is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for NorthWestern are expected to grow by 4.48% in the coming year, from $3.35 to $3.50 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of NorthWestern is 16.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.92.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of NorthWestern is 16.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 27.70.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNorthWestern has a PEG Ratio of 5.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNorthWestern has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.2Community Rank: 2.0Dividend Strength: 5.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.28 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric & other services combined Sub-IndustryMulti-Utilities SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:NWE Previous Symbol CUSIP66807430 CIK73088 Webwww.northwesternenergy.com Phone605-978-2900Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.09 Current Ratio0.95 Quick Ratio0.80Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio16.98 Forward P/E Ratio17.94 P/E Growth5.09 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.26 billion Price / Sales2.42 Cash Flow$7.24 per share Price / Cash Flow8.30 Book Value$40.42 per share Price / Book1.49Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.42 Net Income$202.12 million Net Margins14.89% Return on Equity9.25% Return on Assets3.21%Miscellaneous Employees1,533 Outstanding Shares50,570,000Market Cap$3.04 billion Next Earnings Date7/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NWE Rates by TradingView 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. NorthWestern (NYSE:NWE) Frequently Asked Questions How has NorthWestern's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? NorthWestern's stock was trading at $70.96 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NWE shares have decreased by 15.3% and is now trading at $60.11. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of NorthWestern? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for NorthWestern. When is NorthWestern's next earnings date? NorthWestern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for NorthWestern. How were NorthWestern's earnings last quarter? NorthWestern Corp (NYSE:NWE) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The utilities provider reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate 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%. The business's revenue was down 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.44 EPS. View NorthWestern's earnings history. How often does NorthWestern pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NorthWestern? 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 12th. View NorthWestern's dividend history. What guidance has NorthWestern issued on next quarter's earnings? 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 estimate of $3.45. What price target have analysts set for NWE? 6 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for NorthWestern's stock. Their forecasts range from $64.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect NorthWestern's share price to reach $66.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NorthWestern. Has NorthWestern been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about NWE stock have been trending extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news 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 sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutNorthWestern. Are investors shorting NorthWestern? NorthWestern saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 849,700 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the April 30th total of 808,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 464,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), Alliant Energy (LNT), NiSource (NI), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), PG&E (PCG), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Black Hills (BKH) and Avista (AVA). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of NorthWestern own? 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). Who are NorthWestern's key executives? NorthWestern's management team includes the following 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) What is NorthWestern's stock symbol? NorthWestern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NWE." Who are NorthWestern's major shareholders? NorthWestern's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.75%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.70%), State Street Corp (3.64%), Cohen & Steers Inc. (3.22%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.69%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.69%). 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. Which major investors are selling NorthWestern stock? NWE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., Morgan Stanley, APG Asset Management N.V., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, UBS Group AG, and Principal Financial Group Inc.. 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. Which major investors are buying NorthWestern stock? NWE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., and Victory Capital Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $60.11. How big of a company is NorthWestern? NorthWestern has a market capitalization of $3.04 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. What is NorthWestern's official website? The official website for NorthWestern is 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] This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
