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Utilities - Sector
NWE is currently covered by 5 analysts with an average price target of $66.9. This is a potential upside of $3.54 (-7.99%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $72.71.
NorthWestern's activity chart (see below) currently has 102 price targets and 73 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of NWE is 37.5% BUY, 50% HOLD and 12.5% SELL.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 85.7% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 667.22 days.
Highest price target for NWE is $75.5, Lowest price target is $52, average price target is $66.9.
Most recent stock forecast was given by from BARCLAYS on 21-Apr-2026. First documented stock forecast 25-Jan-2017.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of NWE, 3 are a BUY (37.5%), 4 are a HOLD (50%), 1 are a SELL (12.5%).
Analyst name
Rating
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date of last PT
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy Since 18-Feb-2025
$75
$1.58 (2.15%)
$61
2 months 21 days ago
(21-Apr-2026)
7/8 (87.5%)
$4.51 (6.40%)
83
Hold Since 01-Apr-2026
$75.5
$2.08 (2.83%)
$56
3 months 11 days ago
(01-Apr-2026)
7/8 (87.5%)
$9.08 (13.67%)
417
Hold Since 13-May-2025
$70
$-3.42 (-4.66%)
$60
4 months 29 days ago
(13-Feb-2026)
2/2 (100%)
$1.01 (1.46%)
90
Sell Since 13-Feb-2026
$52
$-21.42 (-29.17%)
$53
4 months 29 days ago
(13-Feb-2026)
6/9 (66.67%)
$-16.99 (-24.63%)
474
Buy Since 22-Jan-2026
$62
$-11.42 (-15.55%)
$57
5 months 20 days ago
(22-Jan-2026)
10/11 (90.91%)
$-5.04 (-7.52%)
1714
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