Why is NI up?
Up 0.6% on Oct 28, and still 3% over its Oct 27 close.
- Its Oct 28 results:
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Up 0.6% on Oct 28, and still 3% over its Oct 27 close.
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
After its last 4 reports it closed -1.1% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
NI is #10 of 16 by Quality Score.
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| 10 |
Share count against a year before: NI +1.6%, XEL +6.2%, CMS +3.9%, AEE +2.4%.
Expected to report Wed Feb 10, before the open (in 92 days).
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.
NI's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Non-GAAP consolidated adjusted EPS | $2.22 to $2.30 |
Sales grew 7.8% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | -3.5% | -3.6% | -5.7% |
| May 6, 2026 | +0.2% | -1.4% | -2.1% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $6.5B in 2025. It made a profit in six of the eight years.
RSI 67.0, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its free cash flow over the last four quarters was -$1.6B, while it paid dividends.
| Dividend | $1.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $576M a year |
| Free cash flow | -$1.6B |
| Record | Raised every year since 2016 |
4 insiders sold $5.2M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
3 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: NI is 0.1% of DGRO, under 0.1% of SPMO, and under 0.1% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
NiSource is one of the nation's largest natural gas distribution companies with 2.4 million customers in Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. NiSource also serves 1.4 million gas and electric customers in Indiana. The regulated electric utility owns 4 gigawatts of generation capacity, including coal, natural gas, and renewable energy.
NI scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #10 of 16 in Electric & Other Services Combined by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 0.6% on Oct 28, and still 3% over its Oct 27 close. 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.
NI scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #10 of 16 in Electric & Other Services Combined 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 NI's 8.
4 insiders sold $5.2M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is William Jefferson Jr., EVP, Chief Op & Safety Officer, who sold $1.8M on Oct 30. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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