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NWE — NorthWestern Share Price
- $3.27bn
- $5.78bn
- $1.37bn
- 75
- 73
- 82
- 88
Momentum
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 17.82 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | -1.46% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 4.23% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 1.38 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 1.63 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | n/a | ||
Price to Sales | 2.4 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 12.48 |
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 4.27% | ||
Return on Equity | 8.16% | ||
Operating Margin | 20.05% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 1,305.65 | 1,192.01 | 1,257.91 | 1,198.67 | 1,372.32 | 1,335.59 | 1,394.3 | 1.77% |
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EPS Growth | % | -1.26 | +5.43 | +12.85 | -23.06 | +17.67 | -8.69 | +6.42 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Latest News & Insights for NWE
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Profile Summary
NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas. The Company's segments include electric utility operations, natural gas utility operations, and all other. Its electric utility operations segment primarily provides generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity services to its customers in Montana and South Dakota jurisdictions. The natural gas utility operations segment provides production, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas to its customers in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska jurisdictions. Its electric utility business in Montana includes generation, transmission and distribution and provides electricity to approximately 391,400 customers in 208 communities. Its South Dakota electric utility business provide retail electricity to more than 64,200 customers in 110 communities in South Dakota. The Company distributes natural gas to approximately 206,600 customers in 118 Montana communities.
Directors
- Dana Dykhouse NEC (64)
- Brian Bird PRE (58)
- Robert Rowe CEO (65)
- Crystal Lail CFO (42)
- Jeffrey Berzina CAO (48)
- Heather Grahame VPR (65)
- Bobbi Schroeppel VPR (52)
- Michael Cashell VPR (58)
- John Hines VPR (62)
- Curtis Pohl VPR (56)
- Timothy Olson SEC
- Anthony Clark IND (49)
- Jan Horsfall IND (60)
- Britt Ide IND (49)
- Linda Sullivan IND (57)
- Mahvash Yazdi IND (69)
- Jeffrey Yingling IND
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2021
- Last Interim
- March 31st, 2022
- Incorporated
- November 27th, 1923
- Public Since
- November 2nd, 2004
- No. of Shareholders
- 1,166
- No. of Employees
- 1,483
- Sector
- Electric Utilities & IPPs
- Industry
- Utilities
- Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market
- Shares in Issue
- 54,138,852

- Address
- 3010 W 69th St, SIOUX FALLS, 57108-5613
- Web
- http://www.northwesternenergy.com/
- Phone
- +1 6059782908
- Auditors
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
Upcoming Events for NWE
Q2 2022 NorthWestern Corp Earnings Release
Q3 2022 NorthWestern Corp Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 07:17 UTC, shares in NorthWestern are trading at $60.49. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in NorthWestern last closed at $60.49 and the price had moved by -0.77% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the NorthWestern share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +12.9% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for NorthWestern is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The NorthWestern dividend yield is 4.12% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, NorthWestern paid a total dividend of $2.49, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 4.12%. We do not have any data on when NorthWestern is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when NorthWestern is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on NorthWestern shares is currently 4.12%.
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As of the previous close price of $60.49, shares in NorthWestern had a market capitalisation of $3.27bn.
Here are the trading details for NorthWestern:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NSQ
- Ticker Symbol: NWE
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum NorthWestern is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in NorthWestern is $62.63. That is 3.54% above the last closing price of $60.49.
Analysts covering NorthWestern currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $3.29 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like NorthWestern. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +32.69%.
As of the last closing price of $60.49, shares in NorthWestern were trading +3.68% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The NorthWestern PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 17.82. The shares last closed at $60.49.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
NorthWestern's management team is headed by:
- Dana Dykhouse - NEC
- Brian Bird - PRE
- Robert Rowe - CEO
- Crystal Lail - CFO
- Jeffrey Berzina - CAO
- Heather Grahame - VPR
- Bobbi Schroeppel - VPR
- Michael Cashell - VPR
- John Hines - VPR
- Curtis Pohl - VPR
- Timothy Olson - SEC
- Anthony Clark - IND
- Jan Horsfall - IND
- Britt Ide - IND
- Linda Sullivan - IND
- Mahvash Yazdi - IND
- Jeffrey Yingling - IND