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NWE

NorthWestern Energy Group Inc

Apr 30 • 04:00PM ET

72.34

+1.00 1.40 %

Utilities • Utilities - Regulated Electric • USA • Mid • NASD

Today, 1:32 AMNorthWestern posts 7.4% adj. EPS growth, reaffirms 2026 guide, advances Black Hills merger

Peers: DTE CMS ATO NI CNP BKH POR MDU LNT AVA

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Index	RUT	P/E	26.59	EPS (ttm)	2.72	Insider Own	0.69%	Shs Outstand	61.50M	Perf Week	0.96%
Market Cap	4.45B	Forward P/E	18.16	EPS next Y	3.98	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	61.08M	Perf Month	9.71%
Enterprise Value	4.67B	PEG	3.25	EPS next Q	0.50	Inst Own	97.40%	Short Float	3.52%	Perf Quarter	6.96%
Income	167.65M	P/S	2.71	EPS this Y	4.80%	Inst Trans	2.26%	Short Ratio	3.81	Perf Half Y	17.89%
Sales	1.64B	P/B	1.54	EPS next Y	6.15%	ROA	2.13%	Short Interest	2.15M	Perf YTD	12.09%
Book/sh	46.98	P/C	754.04	EPS next 5Y	5.59%	ROE	6.31%	52W High	75.18 -3.78%	Perf Year	24.23%
Cash/sh	0.10	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	-3.27% -0.79%	ROIC	2.76%	52W Low	50.46 43.36%	Perf 3Y	23.40%
Dividend Est.	2.68 (3.70%)	EV/EBITDA	8.20	Sales past 3/5Y	2.91% 6.09%	Gross Margin	54.58%	Volatility	1.68% 2.49%	Perf 5Y	6.34%
Dividend TTM	2.65 (3.66%)	EV/Sales	2.84	EPS Y/Y TTM	-29.09%	Oper. Margin	19.21%	ATR (14)	1.74	Perf 10Y	27.27%
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 13, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.53	Sales Y/Y TTM	9.06%	Profit Margin	10.21%	RSI (14)	58.03	Recom	2.83
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	1.56% 1.92%	Current Ratio	0.72	EPS Q/Q	-17.80%	SMA20	1.73%	Beta	0.36	Target Price	69.10
Payout	89.72%	Debt/Eq	0.08	Sales Q/Q	6.64%	SMA50	4.62%	Rel Volume	0.76	Prev Close	71.34
Employees	1667	LT Debt/Eq	0.08	Earnings	Apr 30 BMO	SMA200	14.09%	Avg Volume	564.65K	Price	72.34
IPO	Nov 02, 2004	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.30% -0.92%	Trades		Volume	428,655	Change	1.40%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-01-26	Upgrade	Ladenburg Thalmann	Neutral → Buy	$75.50
Jan-20-26	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$53
Oct-28-25	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$58
Jun-02-25	Downgrade	Ladenburg Thalmann	Buy → Neutral	$56
May-13-25	Initiated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$60
Jan-23-25	Upgrade	Guggenheim	Neutral → Buy
Jan-15-25	Upgrade	Ladenburg Thalmann	Neutral → Buy	$57.50
Dec-19-24	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Overweight	$53 → $56
Sep-12-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Buy	$65
Jan-22-24	Upgrade	Guggenheim	Sell → Neutral	$47
Jan-04-24	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight
Nov-07-23	Downgrade	Ladenburg Thalmann	Buy → Neutral	$51
Oct-30-23	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$59 → $51
Aug-23-23	Initiated	Barclays	Underweight	$48
Jul-27-23	Upgrade	Ladenburg Thalmann	Neutral → Buy	$57 → $59
May-17-23	Initiated	Ladenburg Thalmann	Neutral	$57.50
Jan-23-23	Downgrade	Guggenheim	Neutral → Sell	$48 → $46
Nov-01-22	Initiated	JP Morgan	Neutral	$55
Sep-29-22	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Buy	$58 → $56
May-31-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$61 → $62

Show Previous Ratings

Apr-30-26 08:33AM	NorthWestern Energy tops Q1 estimates on earnings and revenue (InvestorsHub)
12:27AM	NorthWestern: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
Apr-29-26 08:00PM	NorthWestern Energy Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Apr-06-26 06:00PM	NorthWestern Energy to Host First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Webinar (Business Wire)
Mar-31-26 08:30PM	NorthWestern Energy Submits Large New Load Tariff Proposal to Strengthen Customer Safeguards and Support Montana's Energy Future and Economic Growth (Business Wire)
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Mar-16-26 11:00AM	Are UBFO, CWBC, NWE Obtaining Fair Deals for their Shareholders? (PR Newswire)
Feb-12-26 10:01PM	NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Merger and ... (GuruFocus.com)
05:19PM	NorthWestern Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
08:30AM	Northwestern Energy Group Inc Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Feb-11-26 10:08PM	NorthWestern: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:00PM	NorthWestern Energy Reports 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Feb-06-26 04:29PM	Halper Sadeh LLC is Investigating Whether NWE, DHIL, RAPT are Obtaining Fair Prices for its Shareholders (PR Newswire)
Feb-05-26 10:00AM	Fortis (FTS) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Feb-04-26 10:00AM	NorthWestern (NWE) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Feb-02-26 06:53AM	NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Price Target Increased to $62 (Insider Monkey)
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Jan-29-26 12:10PM	Why NorthWestern (NWE) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Zacks)
11:47AM	Spire to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock? (Zacks)
Jan-26-26 06:10PM	Small and mid cap stocks are looking much more attractive, says Northwestern's Matt Stucky (CNBC TV)
Jan-12-26 07:00PM	NorthWestern Energy to Host Year-End 2025 Financial Results Webinar (Business Wire)
Dec-19-25 02:08PM	Is the AI Boom a Bubble? These 2 Dividend Stocks Say No (MarketBeat)
Dec-17-25 05:09PM	Luxury consumer can not continue to bail out the overall economy, says BCA's Doug Peta (CNBC TV)
Dec-15-25 09:57AM	JPMorgan Raises Price Target on NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) (Insider Monkey)
Nov-14-25 04:47PM	Recent market volatility has been very healthy, says Requisite Capital's Bryn Talkington (CNBC TV)
Nov-03-25 08:04PM	NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Reports Strong Results for Q3 (Insider Monkey)
Oct-30-25 11:00PM	NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Merger and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-29-25 08:15PM	NorthWestern (NWE) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
07:10PM	NorthWestern: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00PM	NorthWestern Energy Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
09:37AM	What To Expect From NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Q3 2025 Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-28-25 05:43PM	It's 'very possible' the S&P 500 could hit 7,000 before year-end, says Malcolm Ethridge (CNBC TV)
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09:35AM	Earnings To Watch: NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Reports Q3 2025 Result (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-22-25 10:00AM	NorthWestern (NWE) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Oct-21-25 05:13AM	NorthWestern plans large load tariff for Montana data centers (Utility Dive)
Oct-07-25 07:05PM	NorthWestern to Host Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Webinar (Business Wire)
Oct-02-25 05:28AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Atmos Energy, Consolidated Water, NorthWestern Energy and Northwest Natural (Zacks)
Oct-01-25 09:53AM	4 Utility Stocks to Buy as Consumer Confidence Continues to Shrink (Zacks)
Sep-29-25 05:11PM	G Squared's Victoria Greene: Q4 seasonality and technicals make the case to stay long risk assets (CNBC TV)
Sep-26-25 11:40AM	NWE vs. PNW: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? (Zacks)
Sep-10-25 11:40AM	NWE vs. PNW: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now? (Zacks)
Aug-25-25 12:00PM	NorthWestern (NWE) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know (Zacks)
Aug-22-25 04:55PM	GM's Tariff Strategy, New Models, Set It Up for Growth, Analyst Says. Plus, Sonos, Affirm, and More Stocks. (Barrons.com)
Aug-21-25 03:38AM	Black Hills, Northwestern agree to merge, with eye on serving data centers (Utility Dive)
Aug-20-25 05:26PM	This market rotation has legs longer-term, says Northwestern Mutual's Brent Schutte (CNBC TV)
01:15PM	BKH, NWE to Form Company With $15.4B Enterprise Value (Rigzone.com)
08:00AM	Black Hills, NorthWestern Energy Agree to $15.4 Billion All-Stock Utility Merger (Oilprice.com)
05:13AM	Black Hills and NorthWestern to merge into company with $7.8bn market cap (Power Technology)
Aug-19-25 02:20PM	NorthWestern Energy & Black Hills to merge, Caterpillar upgrade (Yahoo Finance Video) +6.34%
10:12AM	Black Hills, NorthWestern Energy To Merge, Strengthening Regional Utility Footprint (Benzinga)
07:51AM	NorthWestern Energy, Black Hills Set to Merge (The Wall Street Journal)
07:15AM	Utility Black Hills to buy peer NorthWestern Energy for $3.6 billion (Reuters)
07:15AM	Black Hills, NorthWestern merge to form $15.4 billion utility to meet surging demand (Reuters)
Aug-15-25 10:17PM	NorthWestern Energy to Seek New Capacity Resources in South Dakota, Explore Expedited Electric Grid Interconnection Process (Business Wire)
Aug-14-25 08:07AM	Reasons to Include National Grid Stock in Your Portfolio Right Now (Zacks)
Aug-01-25 03:33AM	NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Acquisitions ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-30-25 08:15PM	NorthWestern (NWE) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
07:08PM	NorthWestern: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00PM	NorthWestern Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
07:00PM	NorthWestern Energy Signs Letter of Intent to Serve Quantica Infrastructure's Montana Data Center Development (Business Wire)
04:11PM	Pitney Bowes Announces the Appointment of Paul Evans as Chief Financial Officer (Business Wire)
09:38AM	NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Q2 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Expect (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-29-25 09:36AM	NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) Q2 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-24-25 10:00AM	CMS Energy (CMS) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Jul-23-25 10:00AM	Earnings Preview: NorthWestern (NWE) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
Jul-09-25 07:00PM	NorthWestern to Host Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Webinar (Business Wire)
Jun-30-25 05:00PM	NorthWestern Energy Welcoming Energy West Employees and Customers (Business Wire)
Apr-30-25 07:05PM	NorthWestern Energy backs long-term EPS growth guidance of 4%-6% (TipRanks)
04:48PM	NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-29-25 08:15PM	NorthWestern (NWE) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
07:08PM	NorthWestern: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00PM	NorthWestern Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Apr-28-25 06:20AM	Should WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend ETF (DES) Be on Your Investing Radar? (Zacks)
Apr-22-25 07:21AM	OGE Energy: Benefiting From The Safe Haven Trade, But Wait For A Pullback (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-21-25 02:46AM	PPL Corporation: Good Prospects, But Appears Overvalued Right Now (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-17-25 12:04PM	Couple reasons to be cautious about economic outlook, says JPMorgan's Michael Feroli (CNBC TV)
Apr-15-25 03:15PM	MGE Energy: This Small Utility Looks Substantially Overvalued (Seeking Alpha)
07:00AM	NorthWestern Energy Announces Settlement Agreements in Montana Electric and Natural Gas Regulatory Rate Review (Business Wire)
05:21AM	Unitil: Solid Growth, But Current Valuation Is A Bit High (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-13-25 10:13AM	MDU Resources: Powerful Tailwinds, And The Market Knows It (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-11-25 02:53PM	TXNM Energy: Profit From Positive Demographics And Data Center Expansion (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-08-25 12:20PM	Market volatility will remain for 'quite some time', says Northwestern Mutual's Schutte (CNBC TV)
Apr-03-25 06:00PM	NorthWestern to Host First Quarter 2025 Financial Results Webinar (Business Wire)
Apr-02-25 03:58PM	Diversification is key amid uncertainty, says Northwestern's Brent Schutte (CNBC TV)
Mar-25-25 01:13PM	Avista Corporation: A Proven Ability To Handle Recessions (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-22-25 10:36AM	Northwestern Energy Group: A Moment In The Sun (SeekingAlpha)
12:31AM	Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of March 23 (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-14-25 10:10AM	Trump Trade: Trump family holds talks for stake in Binance U.S. arm (TipRanks)
Feb-25-25 12:18PM	Uncertainty is being reflected in confidence and economic variables: Northwestern Mutual's Schutte (CNBC TV)
Feb-12-25 07:00PM	NorthWestern Reports 2024 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Jan-29-25 01:01PM	DeepSeek innovations are positive for breadth in equities, says Northwestern Mutual's Matt Stucky (CNBC TV)
Jan-24-25 09:16AM	NorthWestern Energy upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Guggenheim (TipRanks)
Jan-20-25 06:05PM	NorthWestern to Host Year-End 2024 Financial Results Webinar (Business Wire)
Dec-19-24 04:20PM	NorthWestern Energy to Supply Power for Butte, Montana Data Center Atlas Power Group (Business Wire)
Dec-17-24 07:00AM	NorthWestern Energy Announces Agreement With Data Center Developer in Montana (Business Wire)
Dec-12-24 07:00AM	NorthWestern Energy to Participate in Regional Transmission Projects (Business Wire)
Dec-03-24 03:07PM	2025 is certain to be uncertain in the markets, says Northwestern Mutual's Brent Schutte (CNBC TV)
Nov-27-24 12:36PM	Consumer's in a better place than we thought, says Northwestern Mutual's Matt Stucky (CNBC TV)
Nov-21-24 04:41PM	NorthWestern Energy Welcomes New Board Member (Business Wire)
Nov-18-24 11:21AM	Pat Ryan Jr. on $850 million investment for new Northwestern football stadium (CNBC TV)
Oct-28-24 07:13PM	NorthWestern: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:05PM	NorthWestern Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results (Business Wire)

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. engages in the provision of electricity and natural gas to customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Natural Gas, and Other. The Electric segment is involved in the regulated electric utility business primarily providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to customers in the Montana and South Dakota jurisdictions. The Natural Gas segment focuses on the natural gas utility business primarily providing production, storage, transmission, and distribution services to customers in the Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska jurisdictions. The company was founded in November 1923 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Cashell Michael R	VP - Transmission	May 02 '25	Sale	58.03	2,349	136,312	24,088	May 02 03:52 PM
Cashell Michael R	Officer	May 02 '25	Proposed Sale	58.03	2,349	136,312		May 02 01:01 PM

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NWE

NorthWestern Energy Group Inc

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