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Portland General Electric (POR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$44.03 +0.12 (+0.27%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

About Portland General Electric Stock (NYSE:POR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.65
$44.27
50-Day Range
$43.66
$49.00
52-Week Range
$39.13
$49.85
Volume
2.56 million shs
Average Volume
962,910 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.64 billion
P/E Ratio
13.14
Dividend Yield
4.54%
Price Target
$49.13
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Portland General Electric Company, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. It operates six thermal plants, three wind farms, and seven hydroelectric facilities. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned an electric transmission system consisting of 1,254 circuit miles, including 287 circuit miles of 500 kilovolt line, 413 circuit miles of 230 kilovolt line, and 554 miles of 115 kilovolt line; and served 934 thousand retail customers in 51 cities. It also has 28,868 circuit miles of distribution lines. Portland General Electric Company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Portland General Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

POR MarketRank™: 

Portland General Electric scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Portland General Electric has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Portland General Electric has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Portland General Electric's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Portland General Electric are expected to grow by 3.54% in the coming year, from $3.11 to $3.22 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Portland General Electric is 13.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Portland General Electric is 13.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 95.41.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Portland General Electric has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Portland General Electric has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.95% of the outstanding shares of Portland General Electric have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Portland General Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Portland General Electric has recently decreased by 21.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Portland General Electric is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.55%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Portland General Electric has been increasing its dividend for 19 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Portland General Electric is 59.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Portland General Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.11% next year. This indicates that Portland General Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Portland General Electric's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.95% of the outstanding shares of Portland General Electric have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Portland General Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Portland General Electric has recently decreased by 21.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Portland General Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Portland General Electric this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    25 people have searched for POR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Portland General Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
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POR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Portland General Electric's stock was trading at $43.34 at the beginning of the year. Since then, POR shares have increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $44.03.
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Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) released its earnings results on Friday, October, 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.01. Portland General Electric's revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Top institutional shareholders of Portland General Electric include State Street Corp (3.91%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.55%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.32%) and Zimmer Partners LP (1.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Benjamin Felton, John Teeruk Kochavatr, Maria Angelica Espinosa, Brett Michael Sims, Anne Frances Mersereau, Dawn L Farrell, Kathryn Jean Jackson and Larry Neal Bekkedahl.
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Shares of POR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Portland General Electric investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Tesla (TSLA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
9/24/2024
Dividend Payable
10/15/2024
Last Earnings
10/25/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend
12/24/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
1/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric services
Sub-Industry
Electric Utilities
CUSIP
73650884
Employees
2,842
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$49.13
High Stock Price Target
$55.00
Low Stock Price Target
$45.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$228 million
Pretax Margin
11.64%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.34 billion
Cash Flow
$6.76 per share
Book Value
$32.82 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
104,887,000
Market Cap
$4.64 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.59
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This page (NYSE:POR) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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