PG&E (PCG) Competitors $15.94 +0.25 (+1.56%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.05 +0.11 (+0.69%) As of 02/21/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is SRE or PCG more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to PG&E's net margin of 10.27%. PG&E's return on equity of 10.94% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sempra22.63% 8.06% 3.04% PG&E 10.27%10.94%2.26% Is SRE or PCG a better dividend stock? Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PG&E pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PG&E pays out 8.7% 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate SRE or PCG? Sempra currently has a consensus target price of $91.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.70%. PG&E has a consensus target price of $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 39.49%. Given PG&E's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk and volatility, SRE or PCG? Sempra has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PG&E has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SRE or PCG? In the previous week, PG&E had 9 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for PG&E and 22 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat PG&E's score of 0.45 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sempra 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PG&E 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SRE or PCG? PG&E received 395 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.49% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSempraOutperform Votes48560.55% Underperform Votes31639.45% PG&EOutperform Votes88063.49% Underperform Votes50636.51% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SRE or PCG? 89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of PG&E shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sempra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of PG&E shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$16.72B3.30$3.08B$4.5419.19PG&E$24.42B1.74$2.51B$1.1513.86 SummarySempra beats PG&E on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$42.57B$20.32B$14.28B$20.03BDividend Yield0.64%3.39%4.67%3.65%P/E Ratio13.8619.7713.3734.88Price / Sales1.744.1321.7215.60Price / Cash5.738.3618.6120.85Price / Book1.482.171.944.92Net Income$2.51B$965.53M$663.56M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.18%0.98%0.54%-1.05%1 Month Performance-7.94%2.27%0.55%-1.39%1 Year Performance-4.98%9.25%6.58%13.93% PG&E Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPG&E4.7562 of 5 stars$15.94+1.6%$22.23+39.5%-5.0%$42.57B$24.42B13.8628,410Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeSRESempra4.3923 of 5 stars$84.19+0.4%$91.20+8.3%+21.1%$53.32B$16.72B18.5416,835Positive NewsDDominion Energy3.2371 of 5 stars$55.58-2.0%$56.58+1.8%+24.0%$46.68B$14.39B19.5017,700PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.3853 of 5 stars$83.850.0%$88.83+5.9%+37.1%$41.78B$11.24B20.6012,543News CoveragePositive NewsEDConsolidated Edison3.4572 of 5 stars$95.01-0.7%$100.70+6.0%+10.9%$32.91B$14.66B17.8914,592Earnings ReportNews CoverageWECWEC Energy Group4.1409 of 5 stars$103.10-0.7%$101.88-1.2%+31.2%$32.62B$8.60B21.357,000Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.3504 of 5 stars$129.21+1.1%$136.25+5.4%+20.9%$26.76B$12.75B17.519,950Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageAEEAmeren4.2125 of 5 stars$98.01-0.3%$92.00-6.1%+38.0%$26.16B$7.50B23.069,372Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeCNPCenterPoint Energy3.9411 of 5 stars$33.45+0.0%$31.46-5.9%+21.4%$21.80B$8.70B22.158,827Earnings ReportNews CoverageCMSCMS Energy3.5999 of 5 stars$68.88-1.4%$71.15+3.3%+23.8%$20.58B$7.52B20.758,356Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsNINiSource4.043 of 5 stars$39.74+0.4%$38.13-4.1%+52.7%$18.55B$5.51B24.097,411Insider Trade 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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