NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NorthWestern Energy Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" NWE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NWE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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7 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for NorthWestern Energy Group's shares. Their NWE share price targets range from $47.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $51.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.5% from the stock's current price.
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NorthWestern Energy Group's stock was trading at $50.89 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NWE shares have decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $49.97.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024.
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NorthWestern Energy Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, April 26th at 3:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 15th. The company reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.19. The business earned $356 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $443.27 million. NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 13.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.23%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.13 EPS.

NorthWestern Energy Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.20%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.64.
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NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.36%. NWE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 80.75%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, NWE will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.46% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) stock in their portfolio include Timothy Plan Market Neutral ETF (TPMN), ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL), Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), VanEck Green Infrastructure ETF (RNEW), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (XMLV), Global X Alternative Income ETF (ALTY) and ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV).

NorthWestern Energy Group issued an update on its FY24 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 15th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.42-3.62 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.51.

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NorthWestern Energy Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include First PREMIER Bank (0.16%), Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC (0.08%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.03%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.02%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.01%) and Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Thomas Clark, Bobbi L Schroeppel, Brian B Bird, Britt E Ide, Curtis T Pohl, H Grahame Heather, Jan Robert Horsfall, Michael R Cashell, Robert C Rowe and Robert C Rowe.
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Shares of NWE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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