NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. $NWE Shares Sold by Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc.

Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 63,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,595 shares during the period. Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. owned 0.10% of NorthWestern Energy Group worth $3,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its stake in NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,114,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,516,000 after purchasing an additional 4,264 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. raised its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,001,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,940,000 after buying an additional 117,087 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group in the 1st quarter worth $53,538,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 38.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 583,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,482,000 after acquiring an additional 163,147 shares during the period. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 38.2% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 289,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,738,000 after acquiring an additional 79,992 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

NorthWestern Energy Group Stock Up 1.7%

NWE stock opened at $58.33 on Wednesday. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. has a one year low of $50.43 and a one year high of $59.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of 15.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.52. The company has a fifty day moving average of $57.08 and a 200-day moving average of $55.43.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.40 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 earnings per share. NorthWestern Energy Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NorthWestern Energy Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.530-3.650 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. will post 3.63 EPS for the current year.

NorthWestern Energy Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.66 dividend. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. NorthWestern Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.