KeyCorp Predicts NorthWestern’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:NWE)

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) – Analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of NorthWestern in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for NorthWestern’s current full-year earnings is $3.75 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NorthWestern’s FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $4.26 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $4.43 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on NWE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on NorthWestern from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NorthWestern from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised shares of NorthWestern from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $56.00 to $75.50 in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $54.00 price target on shares of NorthWestern in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of NorthWestern to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $70.10.

NorthWestern Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ NWE opened at $72.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $71.08 and its 200-day moving average is $69.63. NorthWestern has a one year low of $51.92 and a one year high of $75.18.

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.02. NorthWestern had a return on equity of 7.80% and a net margin of 10.21%.The firm had revenue of $516.60 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NorthWestern

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in NorthWestern by 263.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in shares of NorthWestern by 3,221.4% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of NorthWestern by 142.0% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 455 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of NorthWestern in the third quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings in NorthWestern by 34.3% during the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 845 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

NorthWestern Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. NorthWestern’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.53%.

NorthWestern Company Profile

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ: NWE) is a regulated energy company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Through its Electric Operations and Gas Operations segments, the company operates an extensive network of distribution lines, substations and pipelines. NorthWestern’s services encompass the delivery of power sourced from regional transmission systems and the procurement, storage and distribution of natural gas to end users.

Electric delivery services include the management of distribution infrastructure, customer metering and system reliability programs.