MGE Energy (MGEE) Competitors $90.32 -0.44 (-0.48%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MGEE vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, ALE, OTTR, HE, UTL, ARRY, 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), Unitil (UTL), Array Technologies (ARRY), 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 Unitil Array Technologies NextEra Energy MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$676.94M4.92$117.70M$3.3327.37Pinnacle West Capital$5.12B2.21$501.56M$5.2218.18 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% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGEE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital received 176 more outperform votes than MGE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.55% of users gave MGE Energy an outperform vote while only 41.70% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGE EnergyOutperform Votes21654.55% Underperform Votes18045.45% Pinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.70% Underperform Votes54858.30% Does the media favor MGEE or PNW? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 2 more articles in the media than MGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 10 mentions for MGE Energy. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat MGE Energy's score of 1.49 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGE Energy 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinnacle West Capital 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate MGEE or PNW? MGE Energy currently has a consensus target price of $80.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.21%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $95.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.62%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MGEE or PNW? MGE Energy has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 2.0%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. MGE Energy pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 68.6% 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. SummaryPinnacle West Capital beats MGE Energy on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get MGE Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGEE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$3.33B$3.55B$15.48B$7.41BDividend Yield1.98%4.43%5.90%4.32%P/E Ratio27.8511.6915.2617.74Price / Sales4.921.9921.1593.10Price / Cash15.117.0818.4334.64Price / Book2.891.521.973.96Net Income$117.70M$122.39M$664.08M$247.34M7 Day Performance2.32%-2.61%2.62%0.94%1 Month Performance-2.24%-9.26%1.58%-6.69%1 Year Performance23.30%-5.83%11.66%-0.06% MGE Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGEEMGE Energy2.9335 of 5 stars$90.32-0.5%$80.00-11.4%+21.0%$3.30B$676.94M27.62700Positive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.9407 of 5 stars$93.51+1.7%$95.50+2.1%+30.5%$11.14B$5.12B17.7180Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.175 of 5 stars$44.64+1.2%$46.00+3.0%+36.1%$8.99B$2.99B20.292,240Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.0897 of 5 stars$119.28+1.6%$120.50+1.0%+32.4%$6.44B$1.83B21.772,070Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.0328 of 5 stars$43.22+2.4%$45.78+5.9%+5.5%$4.73B$3.44B14.362,870News CoveragePositive NewsALEALLETE3.4606 of 5 stars$64.96+0.7%$67.00+3.1%+12.5%$3.77B$1.53B20.951,490News CoveragePositive NewsOTTROtter Tail2.0447 of 5 stars$79.98+1.7%N/A-3.9%$3.35B$1.33B11.152,420News CoveragePositive NewsHEHawaiian Electric Industries1.7208 of 5 stars$10.04+3.8%$12.00+19.5%-2.9%$1.73B$3.22B-0.853,760Positive NewsUTLUnitil2.5456 of 5 stars$57.97+2.2%$55.00-5.1%+18.5%$941.78M$494.80M19.78520Positive NewsARRYArray Technologies3.6437 of 5 stars$4.23-0.7%$9.52+125.1%-66.6%$642.72M$915.81M-4.36470Analyst ForecastNEENextEra Energy4.9679 of 5 stars$67.64+2.8%$85.38+26.2%+7.7%$139.24B$24.75B20.0715,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR Alternatives ALE Alternatives OTTR Alternatives HE Alternatives UTL Alternatives ARRY Alternatives NEE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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