NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. NWE
Set alert
79.81 USD +0.59 +0.74%
At close
79.88 +0.07 +0.08%
Pre-market · Nov 2, 4:00 AM ET
79.20 Day range 79.92
58.57 52-week range 80.21
- YTD
- +23.66%
- 1 year
- +33.75%
- Open
- 79.57
- Prev close
- 79.22
- Mkt cap
- 4.91B
- Vol
- 1.19M
- Avg vol
- 485.29K
- EPS
- 2.77
- P/E
- 28.81
- Div yield
- 3.38%
More statistics
- Low
- 79.20
- High
- 79.92
- Forward P/E
- 20.07
- Beta
- 0.32
- Short ratio
- 3.52
- Inst. own
- 97.52%
- Dividend
- 2.68
- Ex-div date
- Aug 16, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 4, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 71.75
- 200-d avg
- 70.40
- 1y target
- 79.21
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Dec 13, 2024Dividend: 0.65
- Mar 14, 2025Dividend: 0.66
- Jun 13, 2025Dividend: 0.66
- Jul 30, 2025Earnings: 0.4; estimate 0.38; surprise 5.26%
- Sep 15, 2025Dividend: 0.66
- Oct 29, 2025Earnings: 0.79; estimate 0.75; surprise 5.33%
- Dec 15, 2025Dividend: 0.66
- Feb 11, 2026Earnings: 1.17; estimate 1.19; surprise -1.68%
- Mar 13, 2026Dividend: 0.67
- Apr 29, 2026Earnings: 1.31; estimate 1.29; surprise 1.55%
- Jun 15, 2026Dividend: 0.67
- Jul 9, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
- Jul 22, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Underweight → Equal-Weight
- Jul 29, 2026Earnings: 0.5; estimate 0.4231; surprise 18.18%
- Jul 31, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Aug 17, 2026Dividend: 0.67
- Sep 9, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 6, 2026Rating: Barclays · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 26, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Overweight
Signals (99)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 29, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 13, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 2, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 11, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 11, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 8, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 3, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 27, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 26, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 26, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 17, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 11, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 28, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 10, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 10, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 7, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 24, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 12, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 28, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 27, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 29, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 13, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 10, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 25, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 18, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 13, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 3, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 28, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 7, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 6, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 31, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 29, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 26, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 23, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 19, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 3, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 25, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 7, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 6, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 26, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 25, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 4.90B
- Enterprise value
- 8.47B
- Trailing P/E
- 28.76
- Forward P/E
- 20.07
- PEG ratio
- 3.13
- Price / sales
- 2.90
- Price / book
- 1.69
- EPS (TTM)
- 2.77
- Beta
- 0.32
- Dividend yield
- 3.38%
- Payout ratio
- 96.03%
- Profit margin
- 10.13%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 1.69B
- Revenue growth
- 14.60%
- Free cash flow
- -242.99M
- Total cash
- 4.18M
- Total debt
- 3.60B
- Return on equity
- 5.93%
- Shares outstanding
- 61.52M
- Short % of float
- 4.53%
- 50-day average
- 71.75
- 200-day average
- 70.40
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
Buy
Price target (mean) 79.21 -0.7% downside
Now 79.81
- Target (low)
- 70.00
- Target (mean)
- 79.21
- Target (high)
- 90.00
Ratings (0m) 8 5 buy · 3 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy4
- Hold3
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 4, 2026
Expected Nov 4, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.73292.
Financials — quick view
NWE Revenue — quarterly 392.60M
NWE Net income — quarterly 24.99M
NWE EPS — quarterly 0.41
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.733 | — | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.4231 | 0.50 | +0.08 | +18.18% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.29 | 1.31 | +0.02 | +1.55% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.19 | 1.17 | -0.02 | -1.68% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.75 | 0.79 | +0.04 | +5.33% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.38 | 0.40 | +0.02 | +5.26% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Wells Fargo | up | Equal-Weight | Overweight |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Sep 9, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Wells Fargo | up | Underweight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 9, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
About NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and diversified 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 6,596 miles of electric transmission and 18,946 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 397 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,133 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,939 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 134 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,344 miles of electric transmission and 2,386 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 123 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission, 1,853 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota, and 836 miles of natural gas distribution lines Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Country
- United States
- Website
- northwesternenergy.com
News
- Analysts Estimate NorthWestern (NWE) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
- Wells Fargo Upgrades NorthWestern Energy Group to Overweight, Raises Price Target to $90
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- Barclays Maintains Overweight on NorthWestern Energy Group, Lowers Price Target to $70
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD BRIAN B | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 26, 2026 | 218,047 |
| CASHELL MICHAEL R | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 26, 2026 | 27,342 |
| CLARK ANTHONY THOMAS | Director | Sale | Dec 11, 2024 | 16,816 |
| HINES JOHN D | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 2, 2026 | 41,972 |
| IDE BRITT E | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 30, 2026 | 16,217 |
| LAIL CRYSTAL DAWN | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 26, 2026 | 35,081 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 14.74% | 9,070,752 | 722.58M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.77% | 3,548,697 | 282.69M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.54% | 2,790,136 | 222.26M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 3.95% | 2,431,546 | 193.70M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.91% | 1,788,900 | 142.50M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2.57% | 1,581,525 | 125.98M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.56% | 2,192,714 | 174.67M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 1,951,979 | 155.49M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.65% | 1,631,841 | 129.99M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.29% | 1,411,371 | 112.43M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Franklin Custodian Funds-FRANKLIN UTILITIES FUND | 2.28% | 1,400,000 | 111.52M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.45% | 893,572 | 71.18M | Jun 29, 2026 |