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NorthWestern Energy Group NasdaqGS:NWE Stock Report

Last Price

US$52.60

Market Cap

US$3.2b

7D

3.3%

1Y

2.8%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

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NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:NWE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.2b

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for NorthWestern Energy Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$52.60
52 Week HighUS$57.49
52 Week LowUS$46.15
Beta0.50
1 Month Change-7.31%
3 Month Change-7.77%
1 Year Change2.77%
3 Year Change-5.21%
5 Year Change-26.58%
Change since IPO110.82%

Recent News & Updates

NorthWestern Energy: Financially Strong Utility Appears Fairly Valued At Best

Dec 17

Recent updates

NorthWestern Energy: Financially Strong Utility Appears Fairly Valued At Best

Dec 17

Northwestern Energy Group: Risk To Capital Plan From Regulation

Jun 30

NorthWestern Energy Group: Attractive Yield But Limited Growth

Feb 24

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Jul 11
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Returns On Capital At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Have Stalled

May 23
Returns On Capital At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Have Stalled

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.64

May 02
NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.64

Calculating The Fair Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Apr 10
Calculating The Fair Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Industry Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) Revenue Forecasts

Feb 22
Industry Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) Revenue Forecasts

NorthWestern's (NASDAQ:NWE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 21
NorthWestern's (NASDAQ:NWE) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Some Investors May Be Worried About NorthWestern's (NASDAQ:NWE) Returns On Capital

Jan 19
Some Investors May Be Worried About NorthWestern's (NASDAQ:NWE) Returns On Capital

A Look At The Fair Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Dec 08
A Look At The Fair Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

The Returns At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Aren't Growing

Oct 18
The Returns At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Aren't Growing

NorthWestern: An Underperforming High-Dividend Stock With A Muted Growth Outlook

Oct 05

NorthWestern goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sep 13

Is There An Opportunity With NorthWestern Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWE) 28% Undervaluation?

Aug 25
Is There An Opportunity With NorthWestern Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWE) 28% Undervaluation?

NorthWestern Non-GAAP EPS of $0.54 beats by $0.01, revenue of $323M beats by $42.45M

Jul 28

NorthWestern Corporation: Strong Renewable Focus But Expensive

Jul 21

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Jul 19
NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Is There An Opportunity With NorthWestern Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWE) 20% Undervaluation?

May 19
Is There An Opportunity With NorthWestern Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWE) 20% Undervaluation?

NorthWestern Corporation: Little Utility On The Prairie

Apr 12

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Apr 05
NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.63

Mar 01
NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.63

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.63

Feb 15
NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.63

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) Shares Could Be 22% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 02
NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) Shares Could Be 22% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

NorthWestern: Steady Yield And Growth

Jan 19

The Returns At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Aren't Growing

Nov 14
The Returns At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Aren't Growing

Is There An Opportunity With NorthWestern Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWE) 24% Undervaluation?

Oct 22
Is There An Opportunity With NorthWestern Corporation's (NASDAQ:NWE) 24% Undervaluation?

NorthWestern Corporation: Sturdy As A Montana Mountain For Dividend Growth Investors

Oct 22

Return Trends At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Aren't Appealing

Aug 05
Return Trends At NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Aren't Appealing

NorthWestern: Conservative Growth

Jul 01

NorthWestern joins Western Energy Imbalance Market

Jun 16

Estimating The Fair Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Jun 10
Estimating The Fair Value Of NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE)

Shareholder Returns

NWEUS Integrated UtilitiesUS Market
7D3.3%-1.5%-2.4%
1Y2.8%16.3%23.3%

Return vs Industry: NWE underperformed the US Integrated Utilities industry which returned 16.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NWE underperformed the US Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NWE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NWE volatility
NWE Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Integrated Utilities Industry Average Movement2.7%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: NWE has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: NWE's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19231,573Brian Birdwww.northwesternenergy.com

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,600 miles of electric transmission and 18,674 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 395 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,235 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,155 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 133 city gate stations in Montana.

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do NorthWestern Energy Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NWE fundamental statistics
Market capUS$3.23b
Earnings (TTM)US$226.70m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.50b

14.2x

P/E Ratio

2.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NWE income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.50b
Cost of RevenueUS$661.34m
Gross ProfitUS$835.11m
Other ExpensesUS$608.40m
EarningsUS$226.70m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)3.70
Gross Margin55.81%
Net Profit Margin15.15%
Debt/Equity Ratio105.4%

How did NWE perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.9%

Current Dividend Yield

70%

Payout Ratio

Does NWE pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy NWE by to receive an upcoming dividend?
NorthWestern Energy Group dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 13 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 31 2024
Days until Ex dividend9 days
Days until Dividend pay date9 days

Does NWE pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ParkerBaird
Nicholas CampanellaBarclays
Eric BeaumontBarclays