PEG vs. SRE, PCG, D, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CMS, CNP, and NI
Should you be buying Public Service Enterprise Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Public Service Enterprise Group include Sempra (SRE), PG&E (PCG), Dominion Energy (D), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry.
Public Service Enterprise Group vs.
Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Public Service Enterprise Group and Public Service Enterprise Group both had 20 articles in the media. Public Service Enterprise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Sempra's score of 1.17 indicating that Public Service Enterprise Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Public Service Enterprise Group currently has a consensus price target of $86.69, indicating a potential downside of 4.20%. Sempra has a consensus price target of $89.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.42%. Given Public Service Enterprise Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Public Service Enterprise Group is more favorable than Sempra.
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.
Public Service Enterprise Group received 46 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.40% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 56.96% of users gave Public Service Enterprise Group an outperform vote.
Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 59.0% 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. Public Service Enterprise Group has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and 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.
Summary
Sempra beats Public Service Enterprise Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PEG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
