NorthWestern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for NorthWestern stock have an average target of 51.29, with a low estimate of 47 and a high estimate of 55. The average target predicts an increase of 3.91% from the current stock price of 49.36.

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$47	$51.29	$51	$55
Change	-4.78%	+3.91%	+3.32%	+11.43%

* Price targets were last updated on May 16, 2024.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NorthWestern stock from 8 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '24	Feb '24	Mar '24	Apr '24	May '24	Jun '24
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	0	0
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	5	5	6	6	6	6
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	9	9	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Anthony Crowdell Mizuho	Mizuho	Hold Maintains $51 → $52	Hold	Maintains	$51 → $52	+5.35%	May 16, 2024
Jeremy Tonet JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $53 → $54	Hold	Maintains	$53 → $54	+9.40%	Mar 21, 2024
Eric Beaumont Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $48 → $49	Sell	Maintains	$48 → $49	-0.73%	Jan 22, 2024
Shahriar Pourreza Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Strong Sell → Hold Upgrades $47	Strong Sell → Hold	Upgrades	$47	-4.78%	Jan 22, 2024
Sophie Karp Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Jan 4, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.58B

from 1.42B

10.96%

from 1.42B

Revenue Next Year

1.52B

from 1.58B

-3.99%

from 1.58B

EPS This Year

3.53

from 3.22

9.62%

from 3.22

EPS Next Year

3.52

from 3.53

-0.42%

from 3.53

Year	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2024	2025	2025	2026	2026	2027	2028
Revenue	1.26B	1.20B	1.37B	1.48B	1.42B	1.58B	1.52B	1.57B	1.66B	1.63B	1.72B	1.83B	1.88B
Revenue Growth	5.53%	-4.71%	14.49%	7.69%	-3.77%	10.96%	-3.99%	3.83%	5.59%	-1.69%	5.33%	6.10%	3.18%
EPS	3.98	3.06	3.60	3.25	3.22	3.53	3.52	3.72	3.73	3.91	3.92	4.07	4.27
EPS Growth	1.53%	-23.12%	17.65%	-9.72%	-0.92%	9.62%	-0.42%	5.74%	0.34%	4.94%	0.04%	4.04%	4.71%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	13.98	14.04	13.28	13.24	12.61	12.61	12.12	11.57
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	1.6B	1.9B	2.0B	2.1B	2.2B
Avg	1.5B	1.7B	1.7B	1.8B	1.9B
Low	1.4B	1.5B	1.5B	1.7B	1.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	12.7%	27.8%	21.7%	22.6%	19.2%
Avg	6.5%	9.6%	3.6%	6.1%	3.2%
Low	1.4%	-1.3%	-8.2%	-2.8%	-5.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	3.70	3.92	4.10	4.26	4.48
Avg	3.52	3.73	3.92	4.07	4.27
Low	3.35	3.57	3.75	3.91	4.12

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	14.8%	11.4%	9.8%	8.9%	10.1%
Avg	9.2%	6.1%	5.0%	4.0%	4.7%
Low	4.1%	1.5%	0.6%	-0.1%	1.0%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.