NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $71.05 — A.R:R is negative (-1.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5.
NorthWestern Energy Group (dba NorthWestern Energy) provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone NP as a regulated utility. Montana operations (NW Corp) serve 440,700 electric customers across ~73% of... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $71.05 — A.R:R is negative (-1.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.3/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 45d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Anterix (ATEX), NorthWestern Energy Announce Milestone 10 MHz 900 MHz Broadband Deployment - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights FirstEnergy, NiSource, Northwestern and Otter Tail - Zacks Investment Research — Zacks Investment Research neutral
- NEWS Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights FirstEnergy, NiSource, Northwestern and Otter Tail - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights FirstEnergy, NiSource, Northwestern and Otter Tail - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS NWE Maintained by JP Morgan -- Price Target Raised to $67.00 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $71.05 — A.R:R is negative (-1.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $66.73. Score 4.3/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $71.35 (+0.4% upside). Prior stop was $66.73. Stop-loss: $66.73.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.1 (forward 17.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
11 analysts cover NWE with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $71.
What does NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. do?NorthWestern Energy Group (dba NorthWestern Energy) provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 850,300...
NorthWestern Energy Group (dba NorthWestern Energy) provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone NP as a regulated utility. Montana operations (NW Corp) serve 440,700 electric customers across ~73% of the state's land area. A pending all-stock merger of equals with Black Hills Corporation was announced August 2025.