NorthWestern Co. (NWE) updated its FY12 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.30-2.40 for the period.

Several analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of NorthWestern from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, September 4th. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock. On a related note, analysts at KeyBanc upgraded shares of NorthWestern from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note to investors on Thursday, August 16th. They now have a $39.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, analysts at DA Davidson reiterated a neutral rating on shares of NorthWestern in a research note to investors on Friday, July 6th. They now have a $37.00 price target on the stock.

NorthWestern Co. (NWE) traded up 0.56% on Wednesday, hitting $37.41. NorthWestern Co. (NWE) has a 1-year low of $30.44 and a 1-year high of $37.96. The company has a market cap of $1.392 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70.

NorthWestern last released its earnings data on Tuesday, July 24th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.02. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that NorthWestern Co. (NWE) will post $2.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NorthWestern Corporation (NorthWestern) provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 661,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska.

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