PG&E (PCG) Competitors

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PCG or SRE?

Sempra has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PG&E	$24.43B	1.83	$2.26B	$1.28	13.38
Sempra	$16.72B	3.28	$3.08B	$4.54	19.08

Does the media favor PCG or SRE?

In the previous week, PG&E had 6 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for PG&E and 17 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat PG&E's score of 0.46 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PG&E	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sempra	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PCG or SRE a better dividend stock?

PG&E pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. PG&E pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 54.6% 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. 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 more risk & volatility, PCG or SRE?

PG&E has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PCG or SRE?

PG&E currently has a consensus price target of $22.64, suggesting a potential upside of 32.18%. Sempra has a consensus price target of $91.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.74%. Given PG&E's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PG&E is more favorable than Sempra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PG&E	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCG or SRE?

PG&E received 392 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.48% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PG&E	Outperform Votes 876 63.48%	Underperform Votes 504 36.52%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 484 60.50%	Underperform Votes 316 39.50%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PCG or SRE?

78.6% of PG&E shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of PG&E shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PCG or SRE 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
PG&E	11.11%	12.51%	2.54%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Summary

Sempra beats PG&E on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.