BKH's Quality Score rose 2 points on Fri, Oct 30, to 15. Buying volume reached a 20-day high (3 chart checks started).
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Up 34% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
| The chart | Its 50-day just crossed above its 200-day |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 23 |
ReportReports Wednesday, after the close. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 4 of its last 4 reports, +2.2% on average. Past reports ›
Thu Nov 5: Q3 2026 Earnings Conference CallDate confirmed.
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After its last 4 reports it closed +2.2% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 10 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. BKH scores 15 today, against a median of 10 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
BKH is #1 of 44 by Quality Score among Electric Services.
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Share count against a year before: BKH +4.8%, OTTR +0.2%.
Reports Wed Nov 4, after the close (in 2 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“Financial results benefited from new rates and rider recovery, which more than offset higher financing and depreciation costs driven by capital investment and new assets in service.”
BKH's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $4.25 to $4.45 |
“These benefits more than offset $0.18 per share of impacts from mild weather and the impacts of higher financing and depreciation costs driven by capital investment and new assets in service.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Aug 5)
Sales grew 6.4% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.81 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +1.8% | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| May 6, 2026 | -1.9% | +1.8% | +0.2% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | +1.0% | +0.9% | -1.5% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $2.3B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Its free cash flow over the last four quarters was -$305M, while it paid dividends.
| Dividend | $2.81 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $214M a year |
| Free cash flow | -$305M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
One insider sold $305K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: BKH is under 0.1% of DGRO, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Black Hills Corp is a U.S.-based energy company that operates through its Electric Utilities and Gas Utilities segment. These segments operate in states in the Midwest and mountain regions in the U.S. The company's customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal consumers. These customers are residential. Black Hills derives the majority of its revenue from its utility business group, specifically from gas utilities.
BKH scores 15 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 44 in Electric Services by Quality Score, with 10 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 34% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
BKH scores 15 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 of 44 in Electric Services by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BKH's 15.
One insider sold $305K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Robert P. Otto, Director, who sold $305K on May 27.
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