NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Competitors $52.21 -0.47 (-0.89%) As of 11:11 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NWE vs. TLN, DTM, WTRG, ELPC, OKLO, KNTK, BEP, ENLC, CWEN, and TXNMShould you be buying NorthWestern Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NorthWestern Energy Group include Talen Energy (TLN), DT Midstream (DTM), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC), Oklo (OKLO), Kinetik (KNTK), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Clearway Energy (CWEN), and TXNM Energy (TXNM). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. NorthWestern Energy Group vs. Its Competitors Talen Energy DT Midstream Essential Utilities Companhia Paranaense de Energia Oklo Kinetik Brookfield Renewable Partners EnLink Midstream Clearway Energy TXNM Energy NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) and Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Does the media favor NWE or TLN? In the previous week, Talen Energy had 17 more articles in the media than NorthWestern Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Talen Energy and 5 mentions for NorthWestern Energy Group. NorthWestern Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Talen Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that NorthWestern Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NorthWestern Energy Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Talen Energy 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NWE or TLN? NorthWestern Energy Group has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talen Energy has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWE or TLN? Talen Energy received 205 more outperform votes than NorthWestern Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.22% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote while only 40.54% of users gave NorthWestern Energy Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNorthWestern Energy GroupOutperform Votes1540.54% Underperform Votes2259.46% Talen EnergyOutperform Votes22063.22% Underperform Votes12836.78% Which has better earnings & valuation, NWE or TLN? Talen Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern Energy Group. NorthWestern Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthWestern Energy Group$1.51B2.13$224.11M$3.8413.60Talen Energy$2.09B5.95$613M$9.6328.34 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NWE or TLN? 96.1% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer NWE or TLN? NorthWestern Energy Group currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.92%. Talen Energy has a consensus target price of $240.18, suggesting a potential downside of 11.99%. Given NorthWestern Energy Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NorthWestern Energy Group is more favorable than Talen Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NorthWestern Energy Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Talen Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is NWE or TLN more profitable? Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to NorthWestern Energy Group's net margin of 14.81%. Talen Energy's return on equity of 8.59% beat NorthWestern Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NorthWestern Energy Group14.81% 7.40% 2.68% Talen Energy 50.48%8.59%3.13% SummaryTalen Energy beats NorthWestern Energy Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NorthWestern Energy Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NWE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NWE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthWestern Energy GroupElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.20B$20.48B$16.31B$19.86BDividend Yield5.00%3.23%5.66%3.83%P/E Ratio14.3037.5421.4235.66Price / Sales2.1334.3728.8244.94Price / Cash7.448.4018.6817.51Price / Book1.122.042.164.85Net Income$224.11M$965.53M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.67%0.25%0.83%1.93%1 Month Performance-6.33%1.45%4.69%3.02%1 Year Performance3.80%20.18%11.76%9.84% NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWENorthWestern Energy Group3.4989 of 5 stars$52.21-0.9%$60.00+14.9%+3.6%$3.20B$1.51B14.301,573Positive NewsTLNTalen Energy0.5872 of 5 stars$248.56+1.9%$240.18-3.4%+138.2%$11.31B$2.09B13.314,981News CoverageGap UpDTMDT Midstream3.4428 of 5 stars$106.68+1.9%$108.36+1.6%+52.5%$10.84B$1.04B25.96360WTRGEssential Utilities4.8521 of 5 stars$38.55+0.1%$43.50+12.8%+3.0%$10.81B$2.26B19.283,210Positive NewsELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaN/A$8.05-1.7%N/A+32.8%$8.61B$23.13B11.506,320OKLOOklo3.1622 of 5 stars$52.56-0.3%$52.67+0.2%+621.6%$7.32BN/A-9.7178Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownKNTKKinetik3.5564 of 5 stars$45.04+1.1%$56.22+24.8%+10.0%$7.11B$1.58B47.41200Analyst UpgradeBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners2.9924 of 5 stars$23.73-0.4%$29.13+22.8%-0.8%$6.73B$5.96B-26.663,200ENLCEnLink MidstreamN/A$14.56+2.9%$15.33+5.3%+8.2%$6.65B$6.65B69.331,130High Trading VolumeCWENClearway Energy2.1809 of 5 stars$30.34+0.0%$35.50+17.0%+13.3%$6.13B$1.41B29.1760Short Interest ↑TXNMTXNM Energy1.7305 of 5 stars$56.52-0.3%$54.86-2.9%N/A$5.24B$2.02B29.441,635Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TLN Competitors DTM Competitors WTRG Competitors ELPC Competitors OKLO Competitors KNTK Competitors BEP Competitors ENLC Competitors CWEN Competitors TXNM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NWE) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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