NiSource Inc. (NI) is a Regulated Gas company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $47.22. It has a SharesGrow Score of 58/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of NI = $38.00 (-19.5% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is NI = $48 (+1.7% upside).
Valuation: NI trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 24.7 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.99.
Financials: revenue is $6.6B, +5%/yr average growth. Net income is $930M, growing at +5.8%/yr. Net profit margin is 14% (healthy). Gross margin is 58.6% (+20.1 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $16.2B against $9.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.72, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.69 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 44.4%. Total assets: $36.6B.
Analyst outlook: 16 / 22 analysts rate NI as buy (73%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 42/100 (Partial), Growth 65/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 80/100 (Pass), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 55/100 (Partial).
