Overview * Utility firm NorthWestern's Q3 2025 revenue beats analyst expectations, reaching $387 mln * Adjusted EPS for Q3 2025 beats consensus, rising to $0.79 from $0.65 last year Outlook * NorthWestern affirms 2025 EPS guidance of $3.53 to $3.65 per share * Company maintains long-term EPS growth rate of 4% to 6% * NorthWestern affirms $2.7 bln capital investment plan for 2025-2029 Result Drivers * OPERATING EXPENSES – Higher operating expenses, including merger-related costs * RETAIL VOLUMES – Favorable weather and customer growth increased electric and natural gas retail volumes * NEW RATES – New rates and customer usage supported adjusted EPS growth Key Details Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu s s Estimate Q3 Beat $387 mln $376 mln Revenue (3 Analysts ) Q3 Beat $0.79 $0.74 (6 Adjusted Analysts EPS ) Q3 Net $38.2 Income mln Q3 $306.7 Operatin mln g Expenses Q3 $80.3 Operatin mln g Income Q3 $47 mln Pretax Profit Analyst Coverage * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell" * The average consensus recommendation for the electric utilities peer group is "buy" * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for NorthWestern Energy Group Inc is $60.00, about 0.3% below its October 29 closing price of $59.83 * The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 14 three months ago Press Release: For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)
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