NorthWestern Corporation is an utilities - regulated electric business based in the US. NorthWestern Corporation shares (NWE) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $55.19 – an increase of 1.79% over the previous week. NorthWestern Corporation employs 1,573 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.5 billion.
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| Latest market close | $55.19 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $44.43 - $57.48 |
| 50-day moving average | $55.37 |
| 200-day moving average | $51.78 |
| Wall St. target price | $58.00 |
| PE ratio | 14.9049 |
| Dividend yield | $2.59 (4.7%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.68 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $55.19 from 2024-11-15
| 1 week (2024-11-08) | 1.79% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-17) | -2.25% |
| 3 months (2024-08-16) | 3.74% |
| 6 months (2024-05-17) | 5.00% |
| 1 year (2023-11-17) | 7.65% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-17) | 14.38% |
| 3 years (2021-11-17) | 15.99% |
| 5 years (2019-11-15) | 55.6696 |
Valuing NorthWestern Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of NorthWestern Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
NorthWestern Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, NorthWestern Corporation shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
NorthWestern Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.9202. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into NorthWestern Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
NorthWestern Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $556.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a NorthWestern Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $1.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 19.91% |
| Gross profit TTM | $764.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.73% |
| Return on equity TTM | 8.16% |
| Profit margin | 15.15% |
| Book value | $45.94 |
| Market Capitalization | $3.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 71.23% of net profits
Recently NorthWestern Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), NorthWestern Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In NorthWestern Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $2.59 per share.
NorthWestern Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
NorthWestern Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
NorthWestern Corporation's shares were split on 1 October 2023 .
Over the last 12 months, NorthWestern Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $44.4309 up to $57.48. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while NorthWestern Corporation's is 0.489. This would suggest that NorthWestern Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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. It also operates 1,310 miles of electric transmission and 2,365 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 124 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,573 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 775,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
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