NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) Price Target Raised to $70.00 at BMO Capital Markets

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) had its price objective increased by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $65.00 to $70.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 1.76% from the stock’s current price.

NWE has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $58.00 to $53.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from $61.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NorthWestern Energy Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.40.

NorthWestern Energy Group Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NWE opened at $68.79 on Friday. NorthWestern Energy Group has a one year low of $50.46 and a one year high of $71.25. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $66.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.52. The company has a market capitalization of $4.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.34.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by ($0.02). NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 7.40%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. NorthWestern Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.680-3.830 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that NorthWestern Energy Group will post 3.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NorthWestern Energy Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 24.2% in the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 11,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $744,000 after acquiring an additional 2,249 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 94.5% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 348,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,503,000 after purchasing an additional 169,411 shares during the last quarter. HRT Financial LP boosted its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 34,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,216,000 after purchasing an additional 8,904 shares during the period. Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in NorthWestern Energy Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $264,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 67,634 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,365,000 after buying an additional 3,174 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

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.