PG&E (PCG) Competitors $19.82 +0.40 (+2.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PCG vs. SRE, D, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, CMS, and NIShould you be buying PG&E stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PG&E include Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. PG&E vs. Sempra Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and PG&E (NYSE:PCG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, SRE or PCG? Sempra has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PG&E has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SRE or PCG? In the previous week, PG&E had 36 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for PG&E and 4 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat PG&E's score of 0.34 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sempra 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PG&E 7 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate SRE or PCG? Sempra currently has a consensus target price of $91.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.52%. PG&E has a consensus target price of $22.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Given PG&E's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PG&E is more favorable than Sempra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00PG&E 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Is SRE or PCG a better dividend stock? Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. PG&E pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PG&E pays out 7.8% 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. Sempra has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, SRE or PCG? Sempra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PG&E. PG&E is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sempra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSempra$12.92B4.26$3.08B$4.5419.12PG&E$24.83B2.09$2.26B$1.2815.48 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRE or PCG? PG&E received 391 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.45% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSempraOutperform Votes48460.50% Underperform Votes31639.50% PG&EOutperform Votes87563.45% Underperform Votes50436.55% Is SRE or PCG more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to PG&E's net margin of 11.11%. PG&E's return on equity of 12.51% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04% PG&E 11.11%12.51%2.54% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SRE or PCG? 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of PG&E shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySempra beats PG&E on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad True Market InsidersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team of crypto experts has identified it as the most promising crypto of 2024. You can see all of the details surrounding the #1 Crypto of 2024>3-Cent Amazon Coin< Get PG&E News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCG 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 NYSE 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 PCG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPG&EElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$51.84B$19.86B$13.72B$19.18BDividend Yield0.20%3.46%4.10%3.60%P/E Ratio15.4819.6295.0341.28Price / Sales2.092.1523.3317.60Price / Cash8.088.4518.2921.28Price / Book2.051.762.195.32Net Income$2.26B$896.09M$629.73M$989.88M7 Day Performance0.35%-1.11%-1.92%-3.54%1 Month Performance-6.64%-5.14%-2.56%-3.68%1 Year Performance13.52%2.56%1.51%12.14% PG&E Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPG&E4.2538 of 5 stars$19.82+2.1%$22.80+15.0%+14.2%$51.84B$24.83B15.4828,010Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSRESempra4.6737 of 5 stars$89.51+0.4%$91.60+2.3%+18.7%$56.70B$12.92B19.6416,835DDominion Energy3.7664 of 5 stars$54.23+0.4%$56.58+4.3%+13.7%$45.55B$14.39B18.9617,700PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8435 of 5 stars$86.68-0.1%$89.17+2.9%+40.1%$43.19B$11.24B21.3312,543EDConsolidated Edison4.7306 of 5 stars$91.98-0.8%$99.96+8.7%+0.8%$31.86B$15.03B17.4614,592Analyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group4.12 of 5 stars$95.710.0%$96.91+1.3%+15.5%$30.28B$8.89B23.417,000Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.788 of 5 stars$122.58+2.0%$134.31+9.6%+9.9%$25.39B$12.42B16.439,950Analyst RevisionAEEAmeren3.6891 of 5 stars$89.33-0.6%$89.89+0.6%+23.9%$23.84B$7.50B21.149,372News CoverageCNPCenterPoint Energy4.1143 of 5 stars$32.50+1.8%$31.27-3.8%+15.0%$21.18B$8.70B21.158,827Dividend IncreaseCMSCMS Energy4.3769 of 5 stars$67.24-0.1%$70.36+4.6%+16.7%$20.09B$7.48B19.238,356Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.4988 of 5 stars$36.76+0.6%$37.50+2.0%+38.7%$17.16B$5.51B22.157,411 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SRE Competitors D Competitors PEG Competitors ED Competitors WEC Competitors DTE Competitors AEE Competitors CNP Competitors CMS Competitors NI Competitors 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 (NYSE:PCG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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