NiSource Inc (NYSE: NI)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.30 in comparison to its previous close of 39.48, however, the company has experienced a 2.18% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-17 that Five low-beta high-yielding stocks have strong growth potential for 2025. These are: AEE, ATO, AWK, ETR, NI.
Is It Worth Investing in NiSource Inc (NYSE: NI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for NiSource Inc (NYSE: NI) is above average at 24.31x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.49.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NI is 468.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.00% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of NI on March 18, 2025 was 4.18M shares.
NI’s Market Performance
The stock of NiSource Inc (NI) has seen a 2.18% increase in the past week, with a -0.61% drop in the past month, and a 7.07% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.78% for NI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.64% for NI’s stock, with a 14.39% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NI stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for NI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NI in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $37 based on the research report published on September 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NI reach a price target of $33. The rating they have provided for NI stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 11th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to NI, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on January 22nd of the previous year.
NI Trading at 2.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.85%, as shares sank -0.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NI rose by +2.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +41.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $39.62. In addition, NiSource Inc saw 7.07% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NI starting from Anderson Shawn, who sale 12,900 shares at the price of $40.79 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Anderson Shawn now owns 157,879 shares of NiSource Inc, valued at $526,191 using the latest closing price.
Anderson Shawn, the Officer of NiSource Inc, proposed sale 12,900 shares at $40.79 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that Anderson Shawn is holding shares at $526,191 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for NiSource Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.95, with 2.36 for asset returns.
Based on NiSource Inc (NI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.51.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, NiSource Inc (NI) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
