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NorthWestern

NSQ:NWE US6680743050
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  • Value
    65
  • Growth
    81
  • Safety
    Safety
    57
  • Combined
    85
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    81
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Company Description

NorthWestern Energy provides essential energy infrastructure and valuable services. The company operates in the electric and natural gas utility industries. It serves customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,170 million and revenue of $1,514 million, with 1,585 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 81 (better than 81% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock NorthWestern are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators above average for NorthWestern. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 65, which means that the share price of NorthWestern is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 65% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 81, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 57. Finally, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 53. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Profit Growth
Weakest Rank Stock Returns
Country USA
Industry Multi-Utilities
Size Medium
Website northwesternenergy.com
Index
NASDAQ
S&P MIDCAP
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
65 87 72 83
Growth
81 39 85 23
Safety
Safety
57 54 56 48
Sentiment
53 73 14 53
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81 54 70 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
42 92 31 51
Opinions Change
50 31 34 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 81 52 57
Market Pulse
31 40 3 52
Sentiment
53 73 14 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
65 87 72 83
Growth
81 39 85 23
Safety Safety
57 54 56 48
Combined
85 48 94 50
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
48 59 45 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 79 57 70
Price vs. Book (P/B)
76 95 95 91
Dividend Yield
73 89 80 87
Value
65 87 72 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
74 48 94 47
Profit Growth
16 44 38 79
Capital Growth
70 70 81 23
Stock Returns
95 23 55 13
Growth
81 39 85 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
72 91 90 66
Refinancing
45 12 34 70
Liquidity
33 58 38 26
Safety Safety
57 54 56 48

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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