NiSource (NI) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

NiSource (NYSE: NI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 5/16/2026 – NiSource was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 5/11/2026 – NiSource was given a new $52.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
• 5/11/2026 – NiSource had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $47.00 to $49.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/7/2026 – NiSource had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $51.00 to $52.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2026 – NiSource was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b+)” to “buy (b)”.
• 4/21/2026 – NiSource had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – NiSource had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $51.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – NiSource had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $45.00 to $49.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/4/2026 – NiSource was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 3/31/2026 – NiSource is now covered by KeyCorp. They set an “overweight” rating and a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/30/2026 – NiSource was upgraded by KeyCorp to “strong-buy”.
• 3/27/2026 – NiSource had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

NiSource Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 31st. NiSource’s payout ratio is 59.70%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NiSource news, EVP Melody Birmingham sold 10,000 shares of NiSource stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.19, for a total value of $471,900.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 117,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,563,653.81. The trade was a 7.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.