Benzinga · Sep 9, 2026
JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on NorthWestern Energy Group, Lowers Price Target to $73
JP Morgan analyst Aidan Kelly maintains NorthWestern Energy Group (NASDAQ:NWE) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $76 to $73.
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NASDAQ · NWE
Northwestern Energy Group Inc
Utilities · Diversified Utilities
$79.81
Up+$0.59 (+0.74%)
Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:23 PM
SID Score
6.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 4.17B
- P/E ratio
- 19.2
- Dividend yield
- 4.12%
- 52-week range
- $60.83 – $80.21
- Volume
- 1.19M
- Avg. volume
- 501.05K
Price performance · NWE
NWE price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
NWE closed at $79.81 after 21 trading sessions, up 15.22% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $79.81
- Period change
- +15.22%
- Period low
- $68.76
- Period high
- $79.87
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $79.57 | $79.92 | $79.20 | $79.81 | 1.19M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $79.74 | $79.82 | $78.71 | $79.22 | 549.81K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $80.21 | $80.21 | $78.13 | $78.65 | 561.28K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $78.65 | $80.01 | $78.3772 | $79.87 | 573.9K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $78.15 | $78.50 | $77.31 | $78.45 | 455.66K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $76.76 | $77.93 | $76.53 | $77.59 | 558.72K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $76.39 | $77.465 | $76.35 | $77.13 | 331.08K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $75.51 | $76.335 | $75.33 | $76.10 | 961.14K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $74.99 | $75.81 | $74.925 | $75.39 | 396.98K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $74.67 | $74.97 | $73.89 | $74.44 | 373.19K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $74.17 | $75.155 | $73.885 | $74.72 | 292.57K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $75.89 | $76.68 | $73.505 | $73.85 | 365.95K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $74.95 | $75.57 | $73.63 | $74.49 | 367.22K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $74.78 | $75.53 | $73.55 | $75.26 | 425.99K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $73.97 | $74.64 | $73.23 | $74.39 | 487.41K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $74.69 | $74.97 | $73.21 | $74.15 | 568.65K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $74.00 | $74.78 | $71.976 | $74.63 | 856.9K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $71.87 | $76.00 | $71.535 | $73.97 | 1.79M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $68.93 | $69.535 | $68.8101 | $68.92 | 449.12K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $68.93 | $69.46 | $68.51 | $68.76 | 856.95K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $68.72 | $70.29 | $68.72 | $69.27 | 472.84K |
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NorthWestern Energy Group Inc provides electricity and natural gas services in the Upper Midwest and Northwest of the U.S. in the states of Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. The company's primary segments include Electric utility operations, which include the generation, purchase, transmission, and distribution of electricity, and Natural Gas utility operations, which include the production, purchase, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. The company uses thermal, wind, hydro, or renewable energy in varying quantities, depending on the location of the facilities, to generate power. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the Electric utility operations segment.
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- —
- Average target
- $59.50
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Sep 9, 2026 | JP Morgan | Neutral | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
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