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After finishing at $43.39 in the prior trading day, NiSource Inc (NYSE: NI) closed at $42.46, down -2.14%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.7 million shares were traded. NI stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.07.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.63.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $47.
On October 07, 2025, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a In-line rating and target price of $45.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on September 05, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $44.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when Anderson Shawn sold 11,115 shares for $42.33 per share. The transaction valued at 470,498 led to the insider holds 147,777 shares of the business.
Anderson Shawn bought 11,115 shares of NI for $470,498 on Aug 28 ’25. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Berman Melanie B., who serves as the EVP Administration & CHRO of the company, sold 6,227 shares for $39.42 each. As a result, the insider received 245,499 and left with 28,882 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NI now has a Market Capitalization of 19992502272 and an Enterprise Value of 37567705088. As of this moment, NiSource’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.128 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.237.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NI is 0.62, which has changed by 0.20762229 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NI has reached a high of $44.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.48%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4596450 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 470.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 469.49M. Insiders hold about 0.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.46% stake in the company. Shares short for NI as of 1760486400 were 10359062 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1757894400 on 10566648. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10359062 and a Short% of Float of 2.8099999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NI’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.105, compared to 1.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025466697. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.33. The current Payout Ratio is 65.49% for NI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-02 when the company split stock in a 2545:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 9.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.02, with high estimates of $1.15 and low estimates of $0.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.89 and $1.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.88. EPS for the following year is $2.03, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $2.06 and $2.0.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $1.68B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.72B to a low estimate of $1.64B. As of. The current estimate, NiSource Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.6BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.95B. There is a high estimate of $2.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.95B.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.52BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.56B and the low estimate is $6.15B.
