NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 1st, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be given a dividend of 0.65 per share on Monday, September 30th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th.
NorthWestern Energy Group has raised its dividend payment by an average of 2.2% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 20 consecutive years. NorthWestern Energy Group has a payout ratio of 70.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect NorthWestern Energy Group to earn $3.67 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 70.8%.
NorthWestern Energy Group Price Performance
NYSE:NWE opened at $54.58 on Thursday. NorthWestern Energy Group has a 52 week low of $45.97 and a 52 week high of $55.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.52. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.01. The firm has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.90 and a beta of 0.46.
Insider Activity
In other NorthWestern Energy Group news, Director Britt E. Ide sold 688 shares of NorthWestern Energy Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.92, for a total transaction of $35,720.96. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,778 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $559,593.76. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.94% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
NWE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Mizuho upped their price objective on NorthWestern Energy Group from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on NorthWestern Energy Group from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. StockNews.com cut NorthWestern Energy Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NorthWestern Energy Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $53.43.
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About NorthWestern Energy Group
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various 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.
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