<div id="readability-page-1"><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/nisource-logo-1200x675.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1200" height="675" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/logos/nisource-logo-1200x675.jpg"/>Versor Investments LP lowered its position in shares of NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI - Free Report) by 54.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,381 shares of the utilities provider's stock after selling 41,590 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP's holdings in NiSource were worth $913,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 3/18 – 3/22</li></ul><p>Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in NiSource by 303.4% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 814,955 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $21,637,000 after acquiring an additional 612,919 shares during the last quarter. Maple Brown Abbott Ltd increased its holdings in NiSource by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. Maple Brown Abbott Ltd now owns 2,786,453 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $73,980,000 after purchasing an additional 568,980 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in NiSource in the third quarter valued at $13,918,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its position in NiSource by 65.1% during the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,191,000 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $29,394,000 after purchasing an additional 469,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel &amp; Walmsley LLC lifted its holdings in NiSource by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thompson Siegel &amp; Walmsley LLC now owns 4,014,441 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $99,076,000 after buying an additional 382,569 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.64% of the company's stock. </p><h2>NiSource Stock Down 0.8 %</h2><p>Shares of NYSE:NI opened at $28.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $12.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.75, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.49. NiSource Inc. has a 52-week low of $22.86 and a 52-week high of $29.17. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $27.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.66. </p><ul><li>Nio Stock Price Is On Track for Penny-Stock Status</li></ul><p>NiSource (NYSE:NI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.07 billion. NiSource had a return on equity of 9.56% and a net margin of 14.23%. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that NiSource Inc. will post 1.71 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>NiSource Announces Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.265 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.70%. NiSource's payout ratio is 69.28%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><ul><li>Growing Twice as Fast as Tesla, XPeng is a Buy</li></ul><p>A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets restated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and set a $31.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of NiSource in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded NiSource from a &#34;sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Saturday, February 24th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of NiSource from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of NiSource from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $29.43.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Report on NiSource</b></p><h2>Insider Buying and Selling</h2><p>In other NiSource news, SVP Melanie B. Berman sold 11,141 shares of NiSource stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.66, for a total transaction of $297,019.06. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 23,720 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $632,375.20. 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<p>Versor Investments LP reduced its stake in NiSource Inc. during the fourth quarter, according to its recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund sold 41,590 shares, resulting in a stake worth $913,000. Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. NiSource recently announced a quarterly dividend and analysts have given the stock a "Moderate Buy" rating with a consensus target price of $29.43.</p>

Versor Investments LP Has $913,000 Stake in NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI)