What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for NorthWestern Q2 Earnings?

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NorthWestern in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp anticipates that the company will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for NorthWestern’s current full-year earnings is $3.75 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for NorthWestern’s FY2026 earnings at $3.75 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $4.26 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $4.43 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NorthWestern to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NorthWestern from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of NorthWestern from $62.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of NorthWestern from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $56.00 to $75.50 in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $54.00 price objective on shares of NorthWestern in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $70.10.

NorthWestern Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NWE stock opened at $72.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.79, a PEG ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $71.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.63. NorthWestern has a fifty-two week low of $51.92 and a fifty-two week high of $75.18.

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.02. NorthWestern had a return on equity of 7.80% and a net margin of 10.21%.The firm had revenue of $516.60 million for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.22 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NorthWestern

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in NorthWestern by 4.8% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in NorthWestern by 28.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio increased its holdings in NorthWestern by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 18,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of NorthWestern by 34.3% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in shares of NorthWestern by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 6,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

NorthWestern Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. NorthWestern’s payout ratio is presently 98.53%.

NorthWestern Company Profile

NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ: NWE) is a regulated energy company that delivers electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Through its Electric Operations and Gas Operations segments, the company operates an extensive network of distribution lines, substations and pipelines. NorthWestern’s services encompass the delivery of power sourced from regional transmission systems and the procurement, storage and distribution of natural gas to end users.

Electric delivery services include the management of distribution infrastructure, customer metering and system reliability programs.