Black Hills Corporation Stock News

RAPID CITY, S.D., Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its Kansas natural gas utility has filed a rate review application with the Kansas Corporation Commission requesting recovery of the necessary capital infrastructure and operational costs required to deliver safe, reliable natural gas service for 120,000 Kansas customers.

RAPID CITY, S.D., Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.676 per share, an increase of $0.026 per share over last quarter's dividend. Common shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 18, 2025, will receive $0.676 per share, payable March 1, 2025.

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RAPID CITY, S.D., Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its Wyoming electric utility has successfully placed in service the initial 12-mile segment and supporting substations of its Ready Wyoming transmission expansion project near Cheyenne, Wyoming.

“A Dividend King [is] a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.”—suredividend.com. 53 Divided Kings, screened as of January 10, 2025, represented all eleven Morningstar Sectors. Broker-estimated top-ten net-gains ranged 22.84%-62.53% topped-by SJW & SCL. By yield, MO topped all the Kings. Top-ten Yields from KVUE, SWK, UBSI, FTS, FRT, BKH, NWN, CDUAF, UVV, & MO, averaged ...

I maintain my buy rating on Black Hills Corporation due to its solid dividend coverage, discounted valuation, and strong earnings projections for Q4 2024. BKH stock's starting dividend yield is 4.6%, higher than average, with over 53 years of consecutive raises, making it attractive for income-focused investors. Despite underperformance over the last decade, Black Hills' suppressed valuations p...

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