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NWE vs. LNT, AEE, ATO, AVA, BKH, IDA, NJR, OGE, POR, and SR

Should you be buying NorthWestern Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NorthWestern Energy Group include Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Avista (AVA), Black Hills (BKH), IDACORP (IDA), NewJersey Resources (NJR), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

NorthWestern Energy Group vs. Its Competitors

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 8 more articles in the media than NorthWestern Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Alliant Energy and 10 mentions for NorthWestern Energy Group. NorthWestern Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Alliant Energy's score of 1.12 indicating that NorthWestern Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NorthWestern Energy Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to NorthWestern Energy Group's net margin of 14.81%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat NorthWestern Energy Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliant Energy20.07% 12.25% 3.75%
NorthWestern Energy Group 14.81%7.40%2.68%

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NorthWestern Energy Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus price target of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.21%. NorthWestern Energy Group has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Given NorthWestern Energy Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NorthWestern Energy Group is more favorable than Alliant Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliant Energy
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
NorthWestern Energy Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NorthWestern Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NorthWestern Energy Group pays out 71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and NorthWestern Energy Group has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern Energy Group. NorthWestern Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy$3.98B4.18$690M$3.2419.98
NorthWestern Energy Group$1.53B2.32$224.11M$3.6715.72

Summary

Alliant Energy beats NorthWestern Energy Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NWE vs. The Competition

MetricNorthWestern Energy GroupElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.54B$1.77B$16.25B$21.26B
Dividend Yield4.59%4.59%5.44%3.52%
P/E Ratio15.817.9151.1629.40
Price / Sales2.321.1831.5649.02
Price / Cash7.447.4419.0624.13
Price / Book1.241.242.164.54
Net Income$224.11M$77.33M$751.26M$999.70M
7 Day Performance0.35%0.35%-0.43%0.08%
1 Month Performance5.83%5.83%-0.09%5.22%
1 Year Performance5.68%5.68%324.98%15.24%

NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group
3.0348 of 5 stars
$57.71
+0.9%
$60.00
+4.0%
+6.3%$3.54B$1.53B15.811,573Positive News
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.9014 of 5 stars
$66.18
-1.2%
$65.50
-1.0%
+9.5%$17.21B$3.98B20.432,998Positive News
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
AEE
Ameren
4.4525 of 5 stars
$100.89
-1.0%
$101.36
+0.5%
+20.4%$27.57B$7.62B22.178,981Positive News
Options Volume
ATO
Atmos Energy
3.8609 of 5 stars
$165.56
-1.6%
$158.27
-4.4%
+24.7%$27.00B$4.17B22.745,260Positive News
AVA
Avista
4.3356 of 5 stars
$36.83
-1.3%
$38.00
+3.2%
-6.6%$3.03B$1.94B16.591,950Positive News
Short Interest ↓
BKH
Black Hills
4.411 of 5 stars
$60.27
-1.3%
$66.00
+9.5%
-0.3%$4.45B$2.13B15.182,841Positive News
IDA
IDACORP
4.194 of 5 stars
$126.91
-0.9%
$122.86
-3.2%
+19.6%$6.92B$1.83B22.342,141Positive News
NJR
NewJersey Resources
3.1203 of 5 stars
$47.34
-1.2%
$51.43
+8.6%
+1.1%$4.81B$1.80B11.581,372Positive News
OGE
OGE Energy
3.7154 of 5 stars
$45.19
-0.8%
$46.80
+3.6%
+10.5%$9.17B$2.99B18.522,291Positive News
POR
Portland General Electric
2.3047 of 5 stars
$42.48
-1.4%
$45.40
+6.9%
-12.7%$4.72B$3.44B15.672,915News Coverage
Positive News
SR
Spire
2.9104 of 5 stars
$76.54
-1.7%
$79.20
+3.5%
+14.2%$4.60B$2.59B16.533,475

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