Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for NWE FY2025 Earnings

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of NorthWestern Energy Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp expects that the company will earn $3.58 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for NorthWestern Energy Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.63 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NorthWestern Energy Group’s FY2026 earnings at $3.80 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.97 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.18 EPS.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 7.40%. NorthWestern Energy Group’s revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. NorthWestern Energy Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.530-3.650 EPS.

NorthWestern Energy Group Price Performance

Shares of NWE stock opened at $60.88 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $3.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.39. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.46. NorthWestern Energy Group has a one year low of $50.43 and a one year high of $60.90.

NorthWestern Energy Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. NorthWestern Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 71.93%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NorthWestern Energy Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp grew its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,594,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,097,000 after acquiring an additional 12,530 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,577,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,938,000 after acquiring an additional 7,684 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,334,017 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,435,000 after acquiring an additional 11,084 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 65.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,222,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,708,000 after purchasing an additional 484,266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 2.7% during the second quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,145,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,754,000 after purchasing an additional 30,471 shares in the last quarter. 96.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About NorthWestern Energy Group

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.