Why NI Stock surged +2.01% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$44.75 +2.01% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

NiSource Inc (NI) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 62/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $21.47B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+1.8% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:59% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
41% PutsMax Pain: $44.00
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Why NI Stock surged +2.01% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

NiSource Inc (NI) surged +2.01% to $44.75 as options desks priced 59% call premium vs. 41% put protection around the $44 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (9% return on capital), mixed timing at 23x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 59% of its 52-week range ($38.42 – $49.21) with RSI-14 at 71.6 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.6M in bullish call flow vs. $1.9M in put flow (Put/Call 0.70x, implied earnings swing ±6.1%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $0 annual free cash flow.
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 3d ago
What NiSource (NI) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call

NiSource (NYSE:NI) reported third-quarter 2026 consolidated adjusted earnings per share of $0.27, up from $0.19 a year earlier, and said it was narrowing its full-year outlook to the upper half of its prior $2.02-to-$2.0

MARKET WIREYahoo • 3d ago
NiSource: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

(NI) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $129.The Merrillville, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 27 cents per share.

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NI // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -7.68%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $45.17H $45.17L $44.46C $44.57VOL 7.48M
RES: $39.08SUP: $36.75SMA50: $41.21SMA200: $44.89
$49.97$46.84$43.71$40.58$37.45RES $39.08SUP $36.75$44.572026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
16.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +23.5% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is NI stock moving today?

Why NI Stock surged +2.01% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (9% return on capital), mixed timing at 23x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.