NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.02 EPS

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by ($0.02), Briefing.com reports. NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 7.40%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. NorthWestern Energy Group’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. NorthWestern Energy Group updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.680-3.830 EPS.

NorthWestern Energy Group Price Performance

NYSE NWE traded down $0.10 on Thursday, hitting $68.36. 437,455 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 607,586. NorthWestern Energy Group has a 1-year low of $50.46 and a 1-year high of $71.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $66.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $61.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The company has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.34.

NorthWestern Energy Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.67 dividend. This is a positive change from NorthWestern Energy Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. NorthWestern Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 74.79%.

Institutional Trading of NorthWestern Energy Group

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 263.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 3,221.4% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 451 shares during the period. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 34.3% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 845 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 31.1% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the period. 96.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on NWE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $58.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on NorthWestern Energy Group from $61.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $58.40.

NorthWestern Energy Group Company Profile

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE: NWE) is a regulated energy utility company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The company delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers across a service territory that spans Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, NorthWestern Corporation, it operates a diversified portfolio of generation assets, including thermal, hydroelectric and renewable facilities, as well as an extensive network of transmission and distribution lines.

NorthWestern Energy’s primary business activities encompass the delivery, transmission and sale of electric and natural gas services.