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NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. NWE
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.57% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $1.6B at a 11.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-21 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy (up) |
| 2026-02-13 | Wells Fargo | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-02-13 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-01-22 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.023 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.106 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.039 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.518 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. | 5/9 | 1 | 24.9 | +6.4% |
| AVA | AVISTA CORP | 4/9 | 1.02 | 17.9 | +1.3% |
| UTL | UNITIL CORP | 4/9 | 0.46 | 18.4 | +8.3% |
| GNE | Genie Energy Ltd. | 6/9 | 6.59 | 16 | +18.1% |
| VIASP | Via Renewables, Inc. | 4/9 | 4.12 | — | +16.2% |
| CPWR | Ocean Thermal Energy Corp | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| GRDX | GridAI Technologies Corp. | 2/9 | -15.37 | — | — |
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About NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and diversified 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. The company operates 6,596 miles of electric transmission and 18,946 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 397 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,133 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,939 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 134 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,344 miles of electric transmission and 2,386 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 123 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission, 1,853 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota, and 836 miles of natural gas distribution lines Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
FAQ
Is NWE financially healthy?
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does NWE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 3.57% with a 89.1% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is NWE?
In FY2025, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. had a net margin of 11.2% and a return on equity of 6.3%.
Is NWE overvalued or undervalued?
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. trades at about 24.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.8×–23.1×, median 16.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NWE?
The average Wall-Street price target for NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. is $71.42, about 1.2% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is NWE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 24.9×, a dividend yield of 3.57%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.