Black Hills (NYSE:BKH – Get Free Report) updated its FY24 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.80-4.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.91.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently weighed in on BKH. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Black Hills from $61.00 to $57.00 and set a sector perform rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 9th. Scotiabank cut their target price on shares of Black Hills from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a sector perform rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Black Hills from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Black Hills presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $55.00.
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Black Hills Trading Down 0.7 %
Black Hills (NYSE:BKH – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The utilities provider reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.11. Black Hills had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 11.25%. The company had revenue of $591.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.67 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.11 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Black Hills will post 3.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Black Hills Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 17th will be paid a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 16th. Black Hills’s payout ratio is currently 66.33%.
Black Hills Company Profile
Black Hills Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Electric Utilities and Gas Utilities. The Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 222,000 electric utility customers in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming; and owns and operates 1,394 megawatts of generation capacity and 9,106 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines.
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