NWE · NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
$77.59
+0.60% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-23
Market cap
$5B
Enterprise value
$8B
Trailing P/E
27.6
Forward P/E
19.6
Dividend yield
3.0%
Beta
0.32
Avg volume
0M
Employees
2K
Daily Change %
0.60%
5 Days Change
3.23%
10 Days Change
2.48%
30 Days Change
12.27%
60 Days Change
10.72%
Month to Day Change
12.55%
Year to Day Change
23.01%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — NWE
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-06
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Barclays
Overweight$70.00
-9.8% vs priceJP Morgan
Neutral$73.00
-5.9% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$70.00
-9.8% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $73.00 → $70.00 |
| 2026-09-09 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $76.00 → $73.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $62.00 → $70.00 |
| 2026-07-22 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | $54.00 → $62.00 |
| 2026-07-09 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $73.00 → $76.00 |
| 2026-04-21 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $64.00 → $67.00 |
| 2026-04-21 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $62.00 → $75.00 |
| 2026-04-01 | Ladenburg Thalmann | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | $56.00 → $75.50 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-23
- bearish: RSI (14): RSI is 73 — overbought territory; the recent run-up may be due for a pause.
- bullish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 9.2% above the 50-day MA ($71.08).
- bullish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 12.2% above the 200-day MA ($69.15).
- bullish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.44) — short-term momentum is improving.
- bullish: 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($77.59).
NWE Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,596 miles of electric transmission and 18,946 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 397 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,133 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,939 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 134 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,344 miles of electric transmission and 2,386 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 123 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission, 1,853 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota, and 836 miles of natural gas distribution lines Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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