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After finishing at $57.76 in the prior trading day, Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) closed at $57.29, down -0.81%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. BKH stock price reached its highest trading level at $57.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BKH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.62 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
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, BMO Capital Markets on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $68.
On November 21, 2023, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $53.
RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its Outperform to Sector Perform on February 10, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $81 to $68.
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 May 30 ’24 when Roberts Rebecca B sold 3,094 shares for $54.84 per share. The transaction valued at 169,687 led to the insider holds 7,956 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BKH now has a Market Capitalization of 4154063616 and an Enterprise Value of 8540962304. As of this moment, Black’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.871 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.891.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BKH is 0.69, which has changed by 0.006323576 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BKH has reached a high of $65.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.15%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 485.64K shares per day over the past 3-months and 431690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 72.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.04M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.61% stake in the company. Shares short for BKH as of 1745971200 were 1934899 with a Short Ratio of 3.98, compared to 1743379200 on 1951154. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1934899 and a Short% of Float of 3.6799999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BKH’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.652, compared to 2.63 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04591413The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.87. The current Payout Ratio is 66.55% for BKH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1747353600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-03-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Black Hills Corporation (BKH) is currently being evaluated by a team of 4.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.54 and low estimates of $0.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.15 and $4.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.1. EPS for the following year is $4.31, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $4.35 and $4.21.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $404.17M. There is a high estimate of $404.17M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $404.17M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BKH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.25B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.13BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.45B and the low estimate is $2.12B.
