The price of Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) closed at $55.87 in the last session, down -1.41% from day before closing price of $56.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. BKH stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $55.87.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BKH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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.
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 4051100160 and an Enterprise Value of 8496006144. As of this moment, Black’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.85 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.834.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BKH is 0.68, which has changed by -0.052247643 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17535925 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 $54.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.74%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BKH traded on average about 527.33K shares per day over the past 3-months and 566510 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 72.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.10M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.13% stake in the company. Shares short for BKH as of 1752537600 were 1565975 with a Short Ratio of 2.97, compared to 1749772800 on 2058617. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1565975 and a Short% of Float of 2.98.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BKH is 2.65, which was 2.652 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04679725The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.91. The current Payout Ratio is 66.55% for BKH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-03-11 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 5.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Black Hills Corporation (BKH) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.54 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.12 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 $439.96M. There is a high estimate of $439.96M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $439.96M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BKH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.13BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.59B and the low estimate is $2.12B.
