Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors $93.51 +1.60 (+1.74%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNW vs. ETR, PPL, FE, EIX, ES, OGE, IDA, POR, ALE, and MGEEShould you be buying Pinnacle West Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pinnacle West Capital include Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), FirstEnergy (FE), Edison International (EIX), Eversource Energy (ES), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE), and MGE Energy (MGEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Pinnacle West Capital vs. Entergy PPL FirstEnergy Edison International Eversource Energy OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric ALLETE MGE Energy Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) and Entergy (NYSE:ETR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PNW or ETR? 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PNW or ETR? Entergy received 77 more outperform votes than Pinnacle West Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.79% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote while only 41.70% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.70% Underperform Votes54858.30% EntergyOutperform Votes46949.79% Underperform Votes47350.21% Which has more volatility & risk, PNW or ETR? Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entergy has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PNW or ETR? In the previous week, Entergy had 29 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Entergy and 15 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Entergy's score of 1.21 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pinnacle West Capital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Entergy 32 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PNW or ETR? Pinnacle West Capital currently has a consensus price target of $95.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.13%. Entergy has a consensus price target of $85.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.26%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Entergy is more favorable than Pinnacle West Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Is PNW or ETR a better dividend stock? Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 68.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entergy pays out 98.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pinnacle West Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is PNW or ETR more profitable? Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Entergy's net margin of 8.90%. Entergy's return on equity of 10.68% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinnacle West Capital12.26% 9.60% 2.43% Entergy 8.90%10.68%2.49% Which has higher valuation & earnings, PNW or ETR? Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPinnacle West Capital$5.12B2.17$501.56M$5.2217.91Entergy$11.88B2.99$2.36B$2.4333.98 SummaryEntergy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Pinnacle West Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNW 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 PNW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPinnacle West CapitalElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.14B$13.47B$15.35B$18.52BDividend Yield4.03%4.97%6.01%4.25%P/E Ratio17.7118.1315.2231.06Price / Sales2.1716.2221.2726.47Price / Cash5.4110.0718.4317.54Price / Book1.692.061.954.29Net Income$501.56M$690.28M$664.08M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.27%6.50%4.07%4.23%1 Month Performance-0.28%-2.68%1.30%-6.79%1 Year Performance29.44%19.68%9.83%-0.03% Pinnacle West Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNWPinnacle West Capital3.9672 of 5 stars$93.51+1.7%$95.50+2.1%+29.4%$11.14B$5.12B17.7180Positive NewsETREntergy3.7632 of 5 stars$79.21+0.2%$84.75+7.0%+60.5%$34.15B$11.88B32.5611,700Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPPLPPL2.3252 of 5 stars$33.46-2.9%$35.27+5.4%+33.0%$24.71B$8.46B27.666,530FEFirstEnergy3.9976 of 5 stars$38.80-1.5%$45.15+16.4%+9.8%$22.36B$13.47B25.0212,300EIXEdison International4.9733 of 5 stars$53.34-1.1%$76.82+44.0%-16.7%$20.53B$17.60B15.6413,000Short Interest ↓ESEversource Energy4.1535 of 5 stars$55.72-4.5%$67.44+21.0%-0.5%$20.41B$11.90B24.079,630Analyst UpgradePositive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.1568 of 5 stars$42.28-2.2%$45.67+8.0%+35.6%$8.51B$2.99B19.222,240Analyst UpgradePositive NewsIDAIDACORP4.0212 of 5 stars$113.83-0.5%$120.50+5.9%+32.2%$6.13B$1.83B20.712,070Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.0268 of 5 stars$41.62-2.5%$47.00+12.9%+6.6%$4.55B$3.44B13.822,870Positive NewsALEALLETE3.4436 of 5 stars$64.69-0.9%$67.00+3.6%+11.4%$3.75B$1.53B20.851,490Positive NewsMGEEMGE Energy2.9354 of 5 stars$87.27-2.0%$80.00-8.3%+21.3%$3.19B$676.94M26.73700News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ETR Alternatives PPL Alternatives FE Alternatives EIX Alternatives ES Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR Alternatives ALE Alternatives MGEE 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:PNW) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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