Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) Competitors

Sempra (NYSE:SRE) and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, SRE or PEG?

Sempra has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SRE or PEG a better dividend stock?

Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sempra pays out 54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 59.0% 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 and Public Service Enterprise Group has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to SRE or PEG?

In the previous week, Public Service Enterprise Group had 1 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Public Service Enterprise Group and 17 mentions for Sempra. Public Service Enterprise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sempra's score of 0.83 indicating that Public Service Enterprise Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sempra	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Public Service Enterprise Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SRE or PEG?

89.7% of Sempra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Sempra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts recommend SRE or PEG?

Sempra currently has a consensus target price of $91.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. Public Service Enterprise Group has a consensus target price of $89.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.10%. Given Sempra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sempra is more favorable than Public Service Enterprise Group.

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)	3.00
Public Service Enterprise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SRE or PEG?

Public Service Enterprise Group received 45 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 56.94% of users gave Public Service Enterprise Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sempra	Outperform Votes 484 60.50%	Underperform Votes 316 39.50%
Public Service Enterprise Group	Outperform Votes 529 56.94%	Underperform Votes 400 43.06%

Which has better earnings & valuation, SRE or PEG?

Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than Public Service Enterprise Group. Sempra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Service Enterprise Group, 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
Sempra	$16.72B	3.23	$3.08B	$4.54	18.77
Public Service Enterprise Group	$11.24B	3.91	$2.56B	$4.07	21.67

Is SRE or PEG more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Public Service Enterprise Group's net margin of 19.48%. Public Service Enterprise Group's return on equity of 10.70% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%
Public Service Enterprise Group	19.48%	10.70%	3.22%

Summary

Sempra beats Public Service Enterprise Group on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.