Capula Management Ltd Acquires Shares of 35,778 NorthWestern Corporation $NWE

Capula Management Ltd acquired a new position in NorthWestern Corporation (NASDAQ:NWE) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 35,778 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,097,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NorthWestern in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,100,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in NorthWestern during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $7,565,000. Systematic Financial Management LP increased its stake in NorthWestern by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,145,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,754,000 after purchasing an additional 30,471 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio raised its holdings in shares of NorthWestern by 402.7% in the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 18,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,090,000 after buying an additional 14,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of NorthWestern by 7.7% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 488,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,654,000 after buying an additional 34,892 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NorthWestern from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on NorthWestern from $53.00 to $52.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on NorthWestern from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of NorthWestern in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on NorthWestern from $61.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.20.

NorthWestern Trading Up 1.7%

NWE stock opened at $68.42 on Friday. NorthWestern Corporation has a 52-week low of $50.46 and a 52-week high of $72.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.27, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.33. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $68.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.02.

NorthWestern (NASDAQ:NWE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by ($0.02). NorthWestern had a net margin of 11.24% and a return on equity of 7.62%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. NorthWestern has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.680-3.830 EPS.

NorthWestern Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. NorthWestern’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 91.16%.

About NorthWestern

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.