NorthWestern Energy Group Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 4.2% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.08 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

12 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.08

More calls — Bullish

64 calls · 5 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$65

-13.9%

Highest Price Target

$76

+0.3%

Ladenburg Thalmann

Lowest Price Target

$47

-37.5%

Guggenheim

Short Interest

4.2%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 6, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	-7.0%	$73 → $70	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Aidan Kelly—	-3.0%	$76 → $73	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 31, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	-7.0%	$62 → $70	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 22, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	-17.6%	$54 → $62	Upgrade	Underweight→Equal-Weight
Jul 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Aidan Kelly—	+1.0%	$73 → $76	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 21, 2026	JP Morgan	Aidan Kelly—	-11.0%	$64 → $67	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 21, 2026	Barclays	Nicholas Campanella—	-0.3%	$62 → $75	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 1, 2026	Ladenburg Thalmann	Paul Fremont—	+0.3%	$56 → $76	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
Feb 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	-30.9%	$53 → $52	Maintained	Underweight
Feb 13, 2026	BMO Capital	Edward DeArias—	-7.0%	$65 → $70	Maintained	Market Perform
Jan 22, 2026	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-17.6%	$61 → $62	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 20, 2026	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	-29.6%	$58 → $53	Downgrade	Equal-Weight→Underweight
Dec 12, 2025	JP Morgan	Aidan Kelly—	-18.9%	$60 → $61	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Shahriar Pourreza—	-22.9%	$58	Initiate	Equal-Weight
Oct 21, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-18.9%	$56 → $61	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 2, 2025	Ladenburg Thalmann	Paul Fremont—	-25.6%	$58 → $56	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral
May 13, 2025	BMO Capital	Edward DeArias—	-20.3%	$60	Initiate	Market Perform
May 1, 2025	Wells Fargo	Jonathan Reeder—	-15.0%	$62 → $64	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 22, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-21.6%	$56 → $59	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 14, 2025	Wells Fargo	Jonathan Reeder—	-17.6%	$60 → $62	Maintained	Overweight
Feb 19, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-25.6%	$57 → $56	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 22, 2025	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-24.3%	$56 → $57	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 15, 2025	Ladenburg Thalmann	Paul Fremont—	-23.6%	$58	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
Dec 19, 2024	Barclays	Eric Beaumont—	-25.6%	$53 → $56	Upgrade	Underweight→Overweight
Oct 21, 2024	JP Morgan	Jeremy Tonet—	-20.3%	$56 → $60	Maintained	Neutral