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

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) – KeyCorp issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of NorthWestern in a report released on Wednesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the company will earn $0.41 per share 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.

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $516.60 million for the quarter. NorthWestern had a net margin of 10.21% and a return on equity of 7.80%. The company’s revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on NWE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NorthWestern from $73.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings raised NorthWestern from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NorthWestern to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Barclays upped their target price on NorthWestern from $62.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded 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 report on Wednesday, April 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $70.10.

NorthWestern Stock Performance

Shares of NorthWestern stock opened at $72.55 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.70. NorthWestern has a 1 year low of $51.92 and a 1 year high of $75.18. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $71.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $69.60. The firm has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of 26.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.34.

NorthWestern Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of NorthWestern

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in NorthWestern by 263.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 436 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position 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 worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of NorthWestern by 142.0% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 455 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the period. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. purchased a new position in NorthWestern during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in NorthWestern by 34.3% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 216 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

About NorthWestern

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.