northwestern energy group inc. - NWE

NWE

Close Chg Chg %
54.69 0.31 0.57%

Open Market

55.00

+0.31 (0.57%)

Volume: 112.90K

Last Updated:

May 23, 2025, 3:37 PM EDT

Company Overview: northwestern energy group inc. - NWE

NWE Key Data

Open

$54.77

Day Range

54.36 - 55.09

52 Week Range

48.52 - 59.89

Market Cap

$3.36B

Shares Outstanding

61.38M

Public Float

60.85M

Beta

0.42

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

14.23

EPS

$3.85

Yield

477.24%

Dividend

$0.66

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jun 13, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

410.99K

 

NWE Performance

1 Week
 
-2.50%
 
1 Month
 
-6.16%
 
3 Months
 
1.43%
 
1 Year
 
7.19%
 
5 Years
 
-5.45%
 

NWE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 9
Full Ratings ➔

About northwestern energy group inc. - NWE

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. engages in the provision of electricity and natural gas to customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Natural Gas, and Other. The Electric segment is involved in the regulated electric utility business primarily providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to customers in the Montana and South Dakota jurisdictions. The Natural Gas segment focuses on the natural gas utility business primarily providing production, storage, transmission, and distribution services to customers in the Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska jurisdictions. The company was founded in November 1923 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

NWE At a Glance

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
3010 West 69th Street
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108
Phone 1-605-978-2900 Revenue 1.51B
Industry Electric Utilities Net Income 224.11M
Sector Utilities 2024 Sales Growth 6.452%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 1,585
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NWE Valuation

P/E Current 14.395
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 14.64
Price to Sales Ratio 2.167
Price to Book Ratio 1.147
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 8.067
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.531
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.196
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.488

NWE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 955,140.694
Income Per Employee 141,394.953
Receivables Turnover 8.063
Total Asset Turnover 0.187

NWE Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.521
Quick Ratio 0.368
Cash Ratio 0.036

NWE Profitability

Gross Margin 56.308
Operating Margin 21.357
Pretax Margin 14.18
Net Margin 14.804
Return on Assets 2.77
Return on Equity 7.943
Return on Total Capital 3.761
Return on Invested Capital 4.064

NWE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 108.505
Total Debt to Total Capital 52.04
Total Debt to Total Assets 37.39
Long-Term Debt to Equity 94.384
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 45.267
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Annual Financials for Northwestern Energy Group Inc. - NWE

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.37B 1.48B 1.42B 1.51B
Sales Growth
+14.49% +7.69% -3.77% +6.45%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
613.01M 687.03M 630.74M 661.45M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
187.47M 195.02M 210.47M 227.63M
Depreciation
187.47M 195.02M 210.47M 227.63M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+26.18% +12.07% -8.19% +4.87%
Gross Income
759.30M 790.81M 791.41M 852.45M
Gross Income Growth
+6.52% +4.15% +0.08% +7.71%
Gross Profit Margin
+55.33% +53.51% +55.65% +56.31%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
310.18M 335.20M 337.88M 365.27M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
310.18M 335.20M 337.88M 365.27M
SGA Growth
+4.40% +8.07% +0.80% +8.11%
Other Operating Expense
173.44M 192.52M 153.07M 163.85M
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
275.68M 263.08M 300.45M 323.32M
Non Operating Income/Expense
8.87M 20.05M 15.22M 23.48M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
94.29M 100.72M 114.00M 132.13M
Interest Expense Growth
-3.22% +6.82% +13.19% +15.89%
Gross Interest Expense
94.29M 100.72M 138.31M 159.22M
Interest Capitalized
- - 24.30M 27.10M
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Pretax Income
190.26M 182.40M 201.67M 214.67M
Pretax Income Growth
+31.90% -4.13% +10.56% +6.45%
Pretax Margin
+13.86% +12.34% +14.18% +14.18%
Income Tax
3.42M (605.00K) 7.54M (9.44M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
2.89M 8.39M 954.00K (8.16M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
655.00K (8.86M) 6.71M (3.25M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
130.00K 130.00K 129.00K (1.97M)
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
186.84M 183.01M 194.13M 224.11M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
186.84M 183.01M 194.13M 224.11M
Net Income Growth
+20.37% -2.05% +6.08% +15.44%
Net Margin Growth
+13.61% +12.38% +13.65% +14.80%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
186.84M 183.01M 194.13M 224.11M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
186.84M 183.01M 194.13M 224.11M
EPS (Basic)
3.6133 3.2815 3.2183 3.6564
EPS (Basic) Growth
+17.70% -9.18% -1.93% +13.61%
Basic Shares Outstanding
51.71M 55.77M 60.32M 61.29M
EPS (Diluted)
3.6019 3.251 3.2163 3.6516
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+17.66% -9.74% -1.07% +13.53%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
51.87M 56.29M 60.36M 61.37M
EBITDA
463.15M 458.10M 510.93M 550.96M
EBITDA Growth
+11.37% -1.09% +11.53% +7.83%
EBITDA Margin
+33.75% +31.00% +35.93% +36.39%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 62.143
Number of Ratings 9 Current Quarters Estimate 0.394
FY Report Date 06 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 3.579
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.22 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.40 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 3.852
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 8 8 9 9
Mean Estimate 0.39 0.77 3.58 3.85
High Estimates 0.49 0.85 3.65 3.91
Low Estimate 0.35 0.66 3.49 3.76
Coefficient of Variance 12.83 7.50 1.19 1.47

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 5
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 4 3 3
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Northwestern Energy Group Inc. - NWE

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 8, 2025 Sherina Maye Edwards Director 6,933 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $57.87 per share 401,212.71
Apr 8, 2025 Britt E. Ide Director 11,794 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $57.87 per share 682,518.78
Apr 8, 2025 Kent T. Larson Director 8,996 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $57.87 per share 520,598.52
Apr 8, 2025 Linda G. Sullivan Director 29,168 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $57.87 per share 1,687,952.16
Apr 8, 2025 David L. Goodin Director 2,579 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $57.87 per share 149,246.73
Apr 8, 2025 Mahvash Yazdi Director 19,217 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $57.87 per share 1,112,087.79
Mar 6, 2025 Michael R. Cashell VP - Transmission 24,787 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $54.12 per share 1,341,472.44
Mar 6, 2025 Crystal Dawn Lail VP and CFO 29,865 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 Crystal Dawn Lail VP and CFO 25,853 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $54.12 per share 1,399,164.36
Mar 6, 2025 Shannon M. Heim VP and General Counsel 6,871 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 Shannon M. Heim VP and General Counsel 4,614 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $54.12 per share 249,709.68
Mar 6, 2025 John D. Hines VP - Energy Supply & MT Gov 36,082 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 John D. Hines VP - Energy Supply & MT Gov 34,642 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $54.12 per share 1,874,825.04
Mar 6, 2025 Michael R. Cashell VP - Transmission 26,227 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 Bleau LaFave VP - Bus Dvlpmt & Asset Mgmt 2,811 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 Jeffrey B. Berzina Controller 4,039 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 Jeffrey B. Berzina Controller 3,261 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $54.12 per share 176,485.32
Mar 6, 2025 Bobbi L. Schroeppel VP - HR, Cust Care, Corp Comm 35,278 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2025 Bobbi L. Schroeppel VP - HR, Cust Care, Corp Comm 33,817 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $54.12 per share 1,830,176.04
Mar 6, 2025 Brian B. Bird President and CEO; Director 200,756 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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