NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.680-3.830 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.740. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

NorthWestern Price Performance

NWE stock opened at $69.88 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.69, a PEG ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 0.34. NorthWestern has a twelve month low of $50.54 and a twelve month high of $75.18. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $516.60 million for the quarter. NorthWestern had a net margin of 10.21% and a return on equity of 7.80%. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.22 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that NorthWestern will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

NorthWestern Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. NorthWestern’s dividend payout ratio is 98.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on NWE shares. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $54.00 price target on shares of NorthWestern in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on NorthWestern from $64.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NorthWestern in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised NorthWestern from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $56.00 to $75.50 in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised NorthWestern to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $68.30.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NorthWestern

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its position in NorthWestern by 34.3% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 845 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NorthWestern by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 6,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,000 after buying an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of NorthWestern by 31.1% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC increased its holdings in NorthWestern by 1.8% in the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 17,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,037,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in NorthWestern by 263.3% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

About NorthWestern

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ: NWE) is a regulated energy company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Through its Electric Operations and Gas Operations segments, the company operates an extensive network of distribution lines, substations and pipelines. NorthWestern’s services encompass the delivery of power sourced from regional transmission systems and the procurement, storage and distribution of natural gas to end users.

Electric delivery services include the management of distribution infrastructure, customer metering and system reliability programs.