NorthWestern Corporation ( NWE ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.55 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 30, 2018. Shareholders who purchased NWE prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 4.76% increase over prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of NWE was $51.67, representing a -19.85% decrease from the 52 week high of $64.47 and a 3.32% increase over the 52 week low of $50.01.
NWE is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Duke Energy Corporation ( DUK ) and Exelon Corporation ( EXC ). NWE's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.34. Zacks Investment Research reports NWE's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 3.79%, compared to an industry average of 5.2%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the NWE Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to NWE through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have NWE as a top-10 holding:
- Vanguard Utilities ETF ( VPU ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is VPU with an decrease of -7.9% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of NWE at 0.33%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.