Q3 Earnings Estimate for NWE Issued By KeyCorp

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of NorthWestern Energy Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp expects that the company will earn $0.73 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for NorthWestern Energy Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.63 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NorthWestern Energy Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

NorthWestern Energy Group Stock Performance

NYSE NWE opened at $59.27 on Friday. NorthWestern Energy Group has a 1 year low of $50.43 and a 1 year high of $59.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $3.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.24, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $57.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $55.47.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.02. NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 7.40%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.53 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. NorthWestern Energy Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.530-3.650 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NorthWestern Energy Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp grew its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,594,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,097,000 after buying an additional 12,530 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,577,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,938,000 after buying an additional 7,684 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.8% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,334,017 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,435,000 after buying an additional 11,084 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 65.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,222,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,708,000 after buying an additional 484,266 shares during the period. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP grew its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 2.7% during the second quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,145,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,754,000 after buying an additional 30,471 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

NorthWestern Energy Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.66 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. NorthWestern Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 71.93%.

NorthWestern Energy Group Company Profile

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.