NiSource Inc. (NI)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Gas | Merrillville, United States | NYSE
48.31 USD
+0.59
(1.236%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 48.58 +0.27 (0.559%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:06 p.m. EDT
NiSource Inc. (NI) presents a mixed opportunity for short-term and long-term investors. Short-term traders may find the recent price movement and the options activity indicative of a potential consolidation phase, with some bullish momentum. However, the low predicted price direction from the forecasting model suggests caution. Long-term investors may consider the stock as a solid utility with a consistent dividend yield and strong fundamentals, making it a good buy-and-hold candidate. The dividend yield and payout ratio are favorable, supporting a 4-star rating for dividend investors. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.047875 |
| AutoETS | 0.048041 |
| MSTL | 0.048440 |
| AutoTheta | 0.056360 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 5.76 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.180 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.70 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 139.284 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.046 |
| Market Cap | 23,117,938,688 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.77 |
| Forward P/E | 21.71 |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| Profit Margins | 13.99% |
| Website | https://www.nisource.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:06 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are heavily weighted towards the ATM strike at 50.0, suggesting some bullish sentiment, but the high IV (implied volatility) and the significant OI (open interest) in puts at strikes below the current price indicate potential bearishness or caution. The presence of puts with high OI at lower strikes like 40.0 and 45.0 implies that investors are hedging against downside risk. The overall options activity suggests a balanced market with both bullish and bearish expectations, but with more caution than outright bullishness.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.68% | 2.75% | 3.43% | 3.61% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | 0.300000 | 0.682439 |
| 2025-10-31 | 0.280000 | 0.669487 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.280000 | 0.668568 |
| 2025-04-30 | 0.280000 | 0.730480 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.280000 | 0.765617 |
| 2024-10-31 | 0.265000 | 0.780332 |
| 2024-07-31 | 0.265000 | 0.884641 |
| 2024-04-29 | 0.265000 | 0.999289 |
| 2024-02-02 | 0.265000 | 1.099497 |
| 2023-10-30 | 0.250000 | 1.067821 |
| 2023-07-28 | 0.250000 | 0.976324 |
| 2023-04-27 | 0.250000 | 0.957521 |
| 2023-02-06 | 0.250000 | 1.011403 |
| 2022-10-28 | 0.235000 | 1.010646 |
| 2022-07-28 | 0.235000 | 0.882401 |
| 2022-04-28 | 0.235000 | 0.885687 |
| 2022-02-07 | 0.235000 | 0.932030 |
| 2021-10-28 | 0.220000 | 1.026060 |
| 2021-07-29 | 0.220000 | 1.013867 |
| 2021-04-29 | 0.220000 | 1.000458 |
| 2021-02-08 | 0.220000 | 1.164655 |
| 2020-10-29 | 0.210000 | 1.091257 |
| 2020-07-30 | 0.210000 | 1.032435 |
| 2020-04-29 | 0.210000 | 0.983440 |
| 2020-02-10 | 0.210000 | 0.860738 |
| 2019-10-30 | 0.200000 | 0.896091 |
| 2019-07-30 | 0.200000 | 0.839531 |
| 2019-04-29 | 0.200000 | 0.910454 |
| 2019-02-08 | 0.200000 | 0.947393 |
| 2018-10-30 | 0.195000 | 0.955877 |
| 2018-07-30 | 0.195000 | 0.969145 |
| 2018-04-27 | 0.195000 | 1.024624 |
| 2018-02-08 | 0.195000 | 1.124694 |
| 2017-10-30 | 0.175000 | 0.872906 |
| 2017-07-27 | 0.175000 | 0.877385 |
| 2017-04-26 | 0.175000 | 0.963874 |
| 2017-02-08 | 0.175000 | 1.054430 |
| 2016-10-27 | 0.165000 | 0.988717 |
| 2016-07-27 | 0.165000 | 0.879381 |
| 2016-04-27 | 0.155000 | 0.941203 |
| 2016-02-04 | 0.155000 | 1.007367 |
| 2015-10-28 | 0.155000 | 1.124127 |
| 2015-07-29 | 0.155000 | 1.270242 |
| 2015-04-28 | 0.102161 | 0.827019 |
| 2015-02-05 | 0.102161 | 0.818951 |
| 2014-10-29 | 0.102161 | 0.890656 |
| 2014-07-29 | 0.102161 | 0.960099 |
| 2014-04-28 | 0.098232 | 0.999824 |
| 2014-02-06 | 0.098232 | 1.076885 |
| 2013-10-29 | 0.098232 | 1.146383 |
| 2013-07-29 | 0.098232 | 1.198152 |
| 2013-04-26 | 0.094303 | 1.159076 |
| 2013-01-31 | 0.094303 | 1.331850 |
| 2012-10-31 | 0.094303 | 1.426054 |
| 2012-07-27 | 0.094303 | 1.432313 |
| 2012-04-26 | 0.090373 | 1.450860 |
| 2012-02-02 | 0.090373 | 1.566419 |
| 2011-10-27 | 0.090373 | 1.614421 |
| 2011-07-27 | 0.090373 | 1.794598 |
| 2011-04-27 | 0.090373 | 1.907360 |
| 2011-01-27 | 0.090373 | 1.994035 |
| 2010-10-27 | 0.090373 | 2.186668 |
| 2010-07-28 | 0.090373 | 2.300773 |
| 2010-04-28 | 0.090373 | 2.404504 |
| 2010-01-27 | 0.090373 | 2.729297 |
| 2009-10-28 | 0.090373 | 3.060388 |
| 2009-07-29 | 0.090373 | 3.186583 |
| 2009-04-28 | 0.090373 | 3.837366 |
| 2009-01-28 | 0.090373 | 3.918937 |
| 2008-10-29 | 0.090373 | 3.419770 |
| 2008-07-29 | 0.090373 | 2.592610 |
| 2008-04-28 | 0.090373 | 2.452173 |
| 2008-01-29 | 0.090373 | 2.428505 |
| 2007-10-29 | 0.090373 | 2.311796 |
| 2007-07-27 | 0.090373 | 2.408041 |
| 2007-04-26 | 0.090373 | 1.879850 |
| 2007-01-29 | 0.090373 | 1.985648 |
| 2006-10-27 | 0.090373 | 2.067211 |
| 2006-07-27 | 0.090373 | 2.105840 |
| 2006-04-26 | 0.090373 | 2.370218 |
| 2006-01-27 | 0.090373 | 2.397913 |
| 2005-10-27 | 0.090373 | 2.192609 |
| 2005-07-27 | 0.090373 | 2.068892 |
| 2005-04-27 | 0.090373 | 2.206501 |
| 2005-01-27 | 0.090373 | 2.255068 |
| 2004-10-27 | 0.090373 | 2.429825 |
| 2004-07-28 | 0.090373 | 2.509326 |
| 2004-04-28 | 0.090373 | 2.559318 |
| 2004-01-28 | 0.090373 | 2.513215 |
| 2003-10-29 | 0.090373 | 2.665147 |
| 2003-07-29 | 0.113949 | 3.648252 |
| 2003-04-28 | 0.113949 | 3.573531 |
| 2003-01-29 | 0.113949 | 3.925641 |
| 2002-10-29 | 0.113949 | 4.319305 |
| 2002-07-29 | 0.113949 | 3.866279 |
| 2002-04-26 | 0.113949 | 3.414909 |
| 2002-01-29 | 0.113949 | 3.733554 |
| 2001-10-29 | 0.113949 | 3.302641 |
| 2001-07-27 | 0.113949 | 2.969207 |
| 2001-04-26 | 0.113949 | 2.666114 |
| 2001-01-29 | 0.113949 | 2.911002 |
| 2000-10-27 | 0.106090 | 3.119821 |
| 2000-07-27 | 0.106090 | 3.778469 |
| 2000-04-26 | 0.106090 | 4.072192 |
| 2000-01-27 | 0.106090 | 4.052507 |
| 1999-10-27 | 0.100196 | 3.632186 |
| 1999-07-28 | 0.100196 | 2.905604 |
| 1999-04-28 | 0.100196 | 2.766759 |
| 1999-01-27 | 0.100196 | 2.805556 |
| 1998-10-28 | 0.094303 | 2.410926 |
| 1998-07-29 | 0.094303 | 2.649295 |
| 1998-04-28 | 0.094303 | 2.838865 |
| 1998-01-28 | 0.094303 | 2.928455 |
| 1997-10-29 | 0.088409 | 3.225590 |
| 1997-07-29 | 0.088409 | 3.441237 |
| 1997-04-28 | 0.088409 | 3.690083 |
| 1997-01-29 | 0.088409 | 3.732880 |
| 1996-10-29 | 0.082515 | 3.701422 |
| 1996-07-29 | 0.082515 | 3.730971 |
| 1996-04-26 | 0.082515 | 3.930125 |
| 1996-01-29 | 0.082515 | 3.729306 |
| 1995-10-27 | 0.076621 | 3.694417 |
| 1995-07-27 | 0.076621 | 4.164744 |
| 1995-04-24 | 0.076621 | 4.231211 |
| 1995-01-25 | 0.076621 | 4.564583 |
| 1994-10-25 | 0.070727 | 4.735762 |
| 1994-07-25 | 0.070727 | 4.509714 |
| 1994-04-25 | 0.070727 | 4.187752 |
| 1994-01-25 | 0.070727 | 4.463277 |
| 1993-10-25 | 0.064833 | 3.822208 |
| 1993-07-26 | 0.064833 | 3.982297 |
| 1993-04-26 | 0.064833 | 4.155014 |
| 1993-01-25 | 0.064833 | 4.763568 |
| 1992-10-26 | 0.060904 | 4.843418 |
| 1992-07-27 | 0.060904 | 4.761879 |
| 1992-04-24 | 0.060904 | 5.417880 |
| 1992-01-27 | 0.060904 | 5.236733 |
| 1991-10-25 | 0.056974 | 4.886041 |
| 1991-07-25 | 0.056974 | 5.730234 |
| 1991-04-24 | 0.056974 | 6.094468 |
| 1991-01-25 | 0.056974 | 6.721277 |
| 1990-10-25 | 0.051081 | 6.419216 |
| 1990-07-25 | 0.051081 | 6.851032 |
| 1990-04-24 | 0.051081 | 6.855865 |
| 1990-01-25 | 0.051081 | 6.910346 |
| 1989-10-25 | 0.041257 | 5.624146 |
| 1989-07-25 | 0.041257 | 5.495283 |
| 1989-04-24 | 0.041257 | 6.902255 |
| 1989-01-25 | 0.041257 | 7.452528 |
| 1988-10-25 | 0.029470 | 5.559714 |
| 1988-07-25 | 0.029470 | 7.011927 |
| 1988-04-25 | 0.029470 | 7.197014 |
| 1988-01-25 | 0.029470 | 7.570448 |
| 1987-10-26 | 0.029470 | 8.890189 |
| 1985-10-25 | 0.076621 | 20.295686 |
| 1985-07-25 | 0.076621 | 17.785069 |
| 1985-04-24 | 0.076621 | 18.557116 |
| 1985-01-25 | 0.076621 | 18.961380 |
| 1984-10-25 | 0.076621 | 17.098085 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.2676463 |
| Address1 | 801 East 86th Avenue |
| All Time High | 48.83 |
| All Time Low | 1.571709 |
| Ask | 48.75 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,198,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,149,069 |
| Average Volume | 4,149,069 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,198,070 |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| Bid | 48.25 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 19.752 |
| City | Merrillville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 48.31 |
| Current Ratio | 0.688 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 48.83 |
| Day Low | 47.82 |
| Debt To Equity | 139.284 |
| Display Name | NiSource |
| Dividend Date | 1,779,235,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.2 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.48 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,825,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,825,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.111 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.151 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,816,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,070,600 |
| Ebitda | 2,887,500,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.43472 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.358 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.242 |
| Enterprise Value | 41,458,036,736 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.05426 |
| Eps Forward | 2.2248 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.95 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,777,507,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 46.5124 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.7975998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.038647752 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.764631 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 48.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.52000046 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0106492 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 37.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.09 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.29795808 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 37.22 - 48.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 99,153,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.22 |
| Float Shares | 476,604,682 |
| Forward Eps | 2.2248 |
| Forward P E | 21.714312 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,115,600,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 7,668 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50614 |
| Gross Profits | 3,361,900,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00386 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.00154 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 478,533,171 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Gas |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Gas |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-gas |
| Ir Website | http://ir.nisource.com/index.cfm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,770,076,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.3 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,435,795,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2,545:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | NiSource Inc., an energy holding company, operates as a regulated natural gas and electric utility company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Columbia Operations and NIPSCO Operations. The company provides natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers through approximately 37,300 miles of distribution main pipeline and the associated individual customer service lines; and 310 miles of transmission main pipeline in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. It also generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 0.5 million customers in various counties in the northern part of Indiana, as well as engages in wholesale electric and transmission transactions. It owns and operates steam coal generating stations in Wheatfield and Michigan City; combined cycle gas turbine in West Terre Haute; natural gas generating units in Wheatfield; hydro generating plants in Carroll County and White County; wind generating units in White County; and solar generating units in Sullivan County, Gibson County, Jasper County, and White County. The company was formerly known as NIPSCO Industries, Inc. and changed its name to NiSource Inc. in April 1999. NiSource Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. |
| Long Name | NiSource Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 23,117,938,688 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_53839770 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 926,899,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 23,117,937,491 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 14 |
| Open | 48.565 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,362,299,904 |
| Operating Margins | 0.26975 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5744 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.33 |
| Phone | 614 460 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.27000046 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.5588914 |
| Post Market Price | 48.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,161 |
| Previous Close | 47.72 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 23.516985 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4458282 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.480464 |
| Profit Margins | 0.13994001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.397 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.6 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.59 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.23638 |
| Regular Market Day High | 48.83 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 47.82 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 47.82 - 48.83 |
| Regular Market Open | 48.565 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 47.72 |
| Regular Market Price | 48.31 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,162,897 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03368 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0907 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.198 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.046 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 478,533,171 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.025999999 |
| Shares Short | 12,440,926 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 11,367,601 |
| Short Name | NiSource Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.033099998 |
| Short Ratio | 3.53 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IN |
| Symbol | NI |
| Target High Price | 54.0 |
| Target Low Price | 41.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 49.42857 |
| Target Median Price | 49.5 |
| Total Cash | 110,100,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.23 |
| Total Debt | 16,240,400,384 |
| Total Revenue | 6,642,200,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.14 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.023889353 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.95 |
| Trailing P E | 24.774359 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.3566 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 43.3169 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.993103 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.11526917 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 8,162,897 |
| Website | https://www.nisource.com |
| Zip | 46,410 |