Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) Competitors $88.97 -0.82 (-0.91%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$87.13 -1.84 (-2.07%) As of 08/1/2025 06:25 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PEG vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, ED, ETR, NI, OGE, and WECShould you be buying Public Service Enterprise Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Public Service Enterprise Group include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Consolidated Edison (ED), Entergy (ETR), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry. Public Service Enterprise Group vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Consolidated Edison Entergy NiSource OGE Energy WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEP or PEG? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AEP or PEG? American Electric Power presently has a consensus target price of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.02%. Public Service Enterprise Group has a consensus target price of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Given Public Service Enterprise Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Public Service Enterprise Group is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Public Service Enterprise Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Is AEP or PEG a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 68.9% 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. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Public Service Enterprise Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is AEP or PEG more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Public Service Enterprise Group's net margin of 17.01%. Public Service Enterprise Group's return on equity of 11.80% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% Public Service Enterprise Group 17.01%11.80%3.51% Which has better earnings and valuation, AEP or PEG? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Public Service Enterprise Group. American Electric Power 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B3.08$2.97B$6.8416.61Public Service Enterprise Group$10.75B4.13$1.77B$3.6624.31 Which has more volatility and risk, AEP or PEG? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AEP or PEG? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 38 more articles in the media than Public Service Enterprise Group. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for American Electric Power and 24 mentions for Public Service Enterprise Group. Public Service Enterprise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat American Electric Power's score of 1.01 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 American Electric Power 32 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Public Service Enterprise Group 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPublic Service Enterprise Group beats American Electric Power on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Public Service Enterprise Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEG 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 PEG 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 PEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPublic Service Enterprise GroupUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$44.81B$25.15B$16.00B$20.69BDividend Yield2.84%3.71%5.46%3.67%P/E Ratio24.3134.7019.9529.07Price / Sales4.134.15201.6866.37Price / Cash13.418.9519.0322.84Price / Book2.752.292.144.43Net Income$1.77B$1.43B$751.46M$994.22M7 Day Performance1.49%-1.09%-0.97%-3.35%1 Month Performance9.53%1.12%20.29%-2.06%1 Year Performance12.86%17.23%182.91%10.15% Public Service Enterprise Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.1015 of 5 stars$88.97-0.9%$90.50+1.7%+11.6%$44.81B$10.75B24.3126,094Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.3749 of 5 stars$107.95-1.7%$108.31+0.3%+12.2%$57.67B$19.72B20.8016,330Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.849 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+15.7%$16.40B$3.98B22.012,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEEAmeren4.3129 of 5 stars$98.42-1.7%$101.36+3.0%+25.7%$26.60B$7.62B21.828,981Trending NewsEarnings ReportCMSCMS Energy3.3629 of 5 stars$71.37-1.9%$77.25+8.2%+11.6%$21.35B$7.52B21.188,324Trending NewsEarnings ReportDTEDTE Energy4.3443 of 5 stars$137.55-1.3%$141.53+2.9%+12.2%$28.54B$12.46B18.599,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.2309 of 5 stars$101.04-1.2%$105.09+4.0%+4.2%$36.40B$15.26B18.6815,097Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionETREntergy4.7764 of 5 stars$86.69-1.7%$86.46-0.3%+48.6%$37.34B$11.93B28.1512,267Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNINiSource4.1617 of 5 stars$41.28-2.1%$41.50+0.5%+34.1%$19.43B$5.93B22.317,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOGEOGE Energy4.123 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+14.2%$8.91B$2.99B18.292,291News CoverageEarnings ReportWECWEC Energy Group3.6122 of 5 stars$107.52-1.8%$106.40-1.0%+24.3%$34.31B$8.60B20.967,017News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Alternatives LNT Alternatives AEE Alternatives CMS Alternatives DTE Alternatives ED Alternatives ETR Alternatives NI Alternatives OGE Alternatives WEC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PEG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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