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NorthWestern stock (NWE) sits at $68.76, down 0.74% today. The business is worth $4.23B in the market, good for #2244 of 3132 on our coverage list.
Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $54.96 and $73.78, so it sits 6.8% below the top of that range.
Valuation works out to 24.8 times trailing earnings, 42% above its five-year average of 17.5.
5 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $71.75, sits 4.3% over where the stock trades.
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Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3132 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
5 analysts, consensus Hold.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
NWE is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2021-01-04, the strategy has returned 389% (231.1% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated weekly — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $71.75, 4.3% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Hold. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $79.49, so shares trade 13.5% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 92nd percentile of its own five-year valuation range (pricier than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Quote as of Oct 5, 2026 10:20 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 3,132 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
$68.76 is the latest print for NWE, a move of -0.74% against yesterday's close of $69.27. Today's low and high so far: $68.51 and $69.46.
Equity value comes to $4.23B at the current price. By that measure it is number 2244 of the 3132 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 24.8 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $2.94). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 17.5, and today's level ranks in the 92nd percentile of its own history.
The year's floor is $54.96 and the ceiling $73.78. Shares are 6.8% away from that ceiling.
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.87% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 17, 2026.
Of 5 analysts, 20% say buy, 80% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $71.75, with the most cautious at $70.00 and the most optimistic at $73.00.
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