NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. $NWE Holdings Trimmed by William Blair Investment Management LLC

William Blair Investment Management LLC reduced its position in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:NWE) by 5.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 456,220 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,654 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.74% of NorthWestern Energy Group worth $26,739,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,968,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,002,000 after purchasing an additional 16,602 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in NorthWestern Energy Group by 4,251.5% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 5,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 5,782 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC bought a new stake in NorthWestern Energy Group during the third quarter worth approximately $226,000. Hager Investment Management Services LLC grew its position in NorthWestern Energy Group by 15.2% in the third quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 13,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $793,000 after buying an additional 1,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magellan Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of NorthWestern Energy Group by 4.8% in the third quarter. Magellan Asset Management Ltd now owns 50,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,939,000 after buying an additional 2,289 shares in the last quarter. 96.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on NorthWestern Energy Group from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on NorthWestern Energy Group from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on NorthWestern Energy Group from $53.00 to $52.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of NorthWestern Energy Group from $61.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.20.

NorthWestern Energy Group Price Performance

Shares of NWE opened at $69.95 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $67.44 and its 200-day moving average is $63.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.34. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $50.46 and a fifty-two week high of $71.26.

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by ($0.02). NorthWestern Energy Group had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 7.40%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.13 EPS. NorthWestern Energy Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.680-3.830 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. will post 3.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NorthWestern Energy Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. This is a boost from NorthWestern Energy Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. NorthWestern Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 91.16%.

About NorthWestern Energy Group

NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE: NWE) is a regulated energy utility company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The company delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers across a service territory that spans Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, NorthWestern Corporation, it operates a diversified portfolio of generation assets, including thermal, hydroelectric and renewable facilities, as well as an extensive network of transmission and distribution lines.

NorthWestern Energy’s primary business activities encompass the delivery, transmission and sale of electric and natural gas services.