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As of close of business last night, NorthWestern Energy Group Inc’s stock clocked out at $64.24, down -2.28% from its previous closing price of $65.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. NWE stock price reached its highest trading level at $66.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $64.18.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NWE’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.45 and its Current Ratio is at 0.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $58.
On June 02, 2025, Ladenburg Thalmann Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $56.
On May 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $60.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating on May 13, 2025, with a $60 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when Cashell Michael R sold 2,349 shares for $58.03 per share. The transaction valued at 136,312 led to the insider holds 24,088 shares of the business.
Cashell Michael R bought 2,349 shares of NWE for $136,312 on May 02 ’25. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, Ide Britt E, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 702 shares for $54.32 each. As a result, the insider received 38,133 and left with 11,021 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, NWE now has a Market Capitalization of 3944787456 and an Enterprise Value of 7240527360. As of this moment, NorthWestern’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.613 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.032.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NWE is 0.37, which has changed by 0.24980986 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NWE has reached a high of $69.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.70%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NWE traded 467.37K shares on average per day over the past three months and 615460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 61.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.91M. Insiders hold about 0.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.95% stake in the company. Shares short for NWE as of 1764288000 were 1672194 with a Short Ratio of 3.58, compared to 1761868800 on 1047935. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1672194 and a Short% of Float of 3.6999999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.63, NWE has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.64. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.040006086. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.54.
