The stock of Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) has increased by 0.95 when compared to last closing price of 60.03. Despite this, the company has experienced a 4.03% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-17 that Owning proven dividend growth stocks is an investing strategy that has served me well in times of market volatility. The focus of today includes a consumer staple, a regulated electric and gas utility, and an industrial technology company. The Dividend Kings are priced 16% to 20% below my fair value estimates.
Is It Worth Investing in Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) is above average at 15.46x. The 36-month beta value for BKH is also noteworthy at 0.70. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BKH is 71.64M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.72% of that float. The average trading volume of BKH on April 18, 2025 was 500.57K shares.
BKH’s Market Performance
BKH stock saw a decrease of 4.03% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.03% and a quarterly a decrease of 2.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.29%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.56% for Black Hills Corporation (BKH). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.09% for BKH’s stock, with a 1.92% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BKH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BKH stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for BKH by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BKH in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $53 based on the research report published on November 21, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BKH reach a price target of $68, previously predicting the price at $81. The rating they have provided for BKH stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on February 10th, 2023.
Sidoti gave a rating of “Neutral” to BKH, setting the target price at $67 in the report published on February 09th of the previous year.
BKH Trading at 1.35% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BKH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.29%, as shares surge +0.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BKH rose by +4.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $59.36. In addition, Black Hills Corporation saw 3.55% 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 BKH starting from Roberts Rebecca B, who sale 3,094 shares at the price of $54.84 back on May 30 ’24. After this action, Roberts Rebecca B now owns 7,956 shares of Black Hills Corporation, valued at $169,687 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BKH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Black Hills Corporation stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.13, with 2.73 for asset returns.
Based on Black Hills Corporation (BKH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 785.3 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.97.
Conclusion
In summary, Black Hills Corporation (BKH) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
