MGE Energy (MGEE) Competitors $94.61 +0.50 (+0.53%) (As of 11:58 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MGEE vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, ALE, OTTR, HE, ARRY, UTL, and NEEShould you be buying MGE Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGE Energy include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), and NextEra Energy (NEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. MGE Energy vs. Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric ALLETE Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media favor MGEE or PNW? In the previous week, MGE Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MGE Energy and 0 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. MGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 0.54 indicating that MGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment MGE Energy Very Positive Pinnacle West Capital Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGEE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital received 173 more outperform votes than MGE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.82% of users gave MGE Energy an outperform vote while only 41.69% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGE EnergyOutperform Votes21654.82% Underperform Votes17845.18% Pinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes38941.69% Underperform Votes54458.31% Do analysts prefer MGEE or PNW? MGE Energy presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.77%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus price target of $84.65, suggesting a potential downside of 0.77%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than MGE Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGE Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MGEE or PNW? 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MGEE or PNW a better dividend stock? MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. MGE Energy pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 67.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MGE Energy has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Pinnacle West Capital has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, MGEE or PNW? MGE Energy has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MGEE or PNW more profitable? MGE Energy has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Pinnacle West Capital's net margin of 12.26%. MGE Energy's return on equity of 10.18% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGE Energy17.70% 10.18% 4.38% Pinnacle West Capital 12.26%9.60%2.43% Which has higher valuation and earnings, MGEE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MGE Energy. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGE Energy$670.18M5.11$117.70M$3.2728.93Pinnacle West Capital$5.02B1.93$501.56M$5.2816.16 SummaryMGE Energy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MGEE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGE EnergyElectric, gas & sanitary services IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.42B$4.22B$14.10B$9.25BDividend Yield1.92%3.62%4.13%4.30%P/E Ratio28.9312.6795.8017.25Price / Sales5.112.1223.08120.47Price / Cash16.217.6518.4637.83Price / Book3.001.692.224.92Net Income$117.70M$122.39M$636.50M$225.43M7 Day Performance-1.21%-0.02%-1.13%0.74%1 Month Performance-9.17%-4.67%-3.12%2.37%1 Year Performance32.35%0.33%1.79%16.58% MGE Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGEEMGE Energy3.1911 of 5 stars$94.61+0.5%$74.00-21.8%+31.7%$3.43B$670.18M28.93700Positive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital4.0291 of 5 stars$85.05+0.1%$84.65-0.5%+19.5%$9.67B$5.02B16.116,133OGEOGE Energy4.0529 of 5 stars$41.21+0.5%$40.50-1.7%+17.8%$8.28B$2.79B21.352,329Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIDAIDACORP4.4967 of 5 stars$109.87+1.0%$111.00+1.0%+12.9%$5.85B$1.84B20.382,112Positive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.672 of 5 stars$44.00-0.1%$49.13+11.6%+2.5%$4.64B$3.34B13.132,842ALEALLETE3.7496 of 5 stars$64.56+0.1%$62.00-4.0%+4.8%$3.73B$1.57B20.691,560OTTROtter Tail1.7181 of 5 stars$73.87-1.7%N/A-14.8%$3.09B$1.34B10.202,655HEHawaiian Electric Industries2.1926 of 5 stars$9.87-0.1%$11.00+11.4%-29.0%$1.70B$3.69B-0.833,706ARRYArray Technologies4.0584 of 5 stars$5.87+4.3%$11.43+94.7%-64.6%$891.91M$982.19M-6.051,028UTLUnitil3.4837 of 5 stars$53.36-0.8%N/A+3.5%$863.85M$496.90M18.21536Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.9181 of 5 stars$72.04+0.5%$87.15+21.0%+21.3%$148.14B$26.25B21.3116,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR Alternatives ALE Alternatives OTTR Alternatives HE Alternatives ARRY Alternatives UTL Alternatives NEE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement Whatever it is, I expect it to pump the market, which ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredA.I. 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