NiSource (NI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

NiSource (NYSE:NI) will likely be releasing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 6th. Analysts expect NiSource to post earnings of $1.06 per share and revenue of $2.5219 billion for the quarter. NiSource has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.020-2.070 EPS. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

NiSource (NYSE:NI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. NiSource had a net margin of 13.99% and a return on equity of 8.07%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.49 EPS. On average, analysts expect NiSource to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

NiSource Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NI opened at $48.14 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $23.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.69, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.69. NiSource has a fifty-two week low of $37.22 and a fifty-two week high of $48.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $47.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $44.48.

NiSource Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 30th. NiSource’s payout ratio is presently 61.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NI shares. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of NiSource in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $52.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of NiSource from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of NiSource from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NiSource from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of NiSource from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $48.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lido Advisors LLC purchased a new position in NiSource during the 3rd quarter valued at $264,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd increased its position in NiSource by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 5,778 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. increased its position in NiSource by 1,728.1% during the 3rd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,338 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 5,046 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its position in NiSource by 52.4% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,319 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $180,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in NiSource by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,978 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares during the period. 91.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NiSource Company Profile

NiSource, Inc (NYSE: NI) is a publicly traded energy holding company headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana, that primarily owns and operates regulated local gas and electric utilities in the United States. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company delivers natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers and provides the associated distribution and transmission services that keep local energy systems functioning.

The company’s core activities include natural gas distribution, electric transmission and distribution, system operations, maintenance and emergency response.