A share price of NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [NWE] is currently trading at $55.79, up 2.31%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NWE shares have gain 1.33% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.01%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [NASDAQ: NWE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded its rating to Buy on January 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $57.50. On December 19, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $56 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Neutral but $47 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 22, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight for this stock on January 04, 2024. In a note dated November 07, 2023, Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $51.
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $47.48 and $57.49. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $56 within the next 12 months. NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [NASDAQ: NWE] shares were valued at $55.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.38% based on the average NWE price forecast.
Analyzing the NWE fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [NASDAQ:NWE] were 1.51B which represents 4.90% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.85% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.09.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 55.16 points at the first support level, and at 54.53 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 56.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 56.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [NASDAQ:NWE] is 0.45. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.30, and the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.26, the price to book ratio is 1.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.28.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Ide Britt E, Director, that happened on Feb 25 ’25 when 702.0 shares were sold. Director, Ide Britt E completed a deal on Feb 25 ’25 to buy 702.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Clark Anthony Thomas sold 7400.0 shares on Dec 12 ’24.
