Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors $43.19 -0.06 (-0.14%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.52 +0.33 (+0.76%) As of 04:06 AM 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock POR vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, ALE, MGEE, OTTR, HE, UTL, ARRY, and NEEShould you be buying Portland General Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portland General Electric include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), ALLETE (ALE), MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Unitil (UTL), Array Technologies (ARRY), and NextEra Energy (NEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Portland General Electric vs. Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP ALLETE MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Unitil Array Technologies NextEra Energy Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PNW or POR? 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Portland General Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PNW or POR a better dividend stock? Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 68.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 66.4% 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. Portland General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital received 24 more outperform votes than Portland General Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 45.54% of users gave Portland General Electric an outperform vote while only 41.70% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.70% Underperform Votes54858.30% Portland General ElectricOutperform Votes36845.54% Underperform Votes44054.46% Is PNW or POR more profitable? Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 9.13%. Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity of 9.60% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinnacle West Capital12.26% 9.60% 2.43% Portland General Electric 9.13%9.10%2.75% Which has higher earnings & valuation, PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle West Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPinnacle West Capital$5.12B2.19$501.56M$5.2218.03Portland General Electric$3.44B1.37$313M$3.0114.35 Does the media favor PNW or POR? In the previous week, Portland General Electric had 6 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Portland General Electric and 13 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Portland General Electric's score of 1.24 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Portland General Electric 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital currently has a consensus target price of $95.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.49%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $45.78, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Given Portland General Electric's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Portland General Electric 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) 2.56Portland General Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 SummaryPinnacle West Capital beats Portland General Electric on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Portland General Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POR 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 POR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortland General ElectricElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.73B$13.51B$15.40B$18.51BDividend Yield4.81%4.96%5.92%4.24%P/E Ratio14.3518.2015.2231.15Price / Sales1.3716.4021.4525.69Price / Cash5.6110.0718.4317.53Price / Book1.242.061.964.29Net Income$313M$690.28M$664.08M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.39%7.59%4.25%6.59%1 Month Performance-3.88%-2.91%1.43%-6.88%1 Year Performance5.53%21.38%10.47%1.23% Portland General Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORPortland General Electric3.0386 of 5 stars$43.19-0.1%$45.78+6.0%+5.5%$4.73B$3.44B14.352,870News CoveragePositive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.9601 of 5 stars$89.68-1.6%$95.50+6.5%+30.5%$10.68B$5.12B16.9880Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOGEOGE Energy3.1666 of 5 stars$42.22-2.3%$45.67+8.2%+36.1%$8.50B$2.99B19.192,240Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.0164 of 5 stars$113.76-0.6%$120.50+5.9%+32.4%$6.15B$1.83B20.762,070Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeALEALLETE3.459 of 5 stars$64.63-0.9%$67.00+3.7%+12.5%$3.75B$1.53B20.851,490News CoveragePositive NewsMGEEMGE Energy2.9477 of 5 stars$87.02-2.2%$80.00-8.1%+21.0%$3.18B$676.94M26.61700Positive NewsOTTROtter Tail2.0501 of 5 stars$75.27-2.0%N/A-3.9%$3.15B$1.33B10.502,420Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHEHawaiian Electric Industries1.7229 of 5 stars$9.70-2.8%$12.00+23.8%-2.9%$1.67B$3.22B-0.823,760Positive NewsUTLUnitil2.5585 of 5 stars$55.05-3.4%$55.00-0.1%+18.5%$894.29M$494.80M18.79520Positive NewsARRYArray Technologies3.6593 of 5 stars$4.33-1.4%$9.52+119.9%-66.6%$657.91M$915.81M-4.461,028Analyst ForecastGap DownNEENextEra Energy4.9708 of 5 stars$65.03-2.8%$85.92+32.1%+7.7%$133.87B$24.75B19.3015,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pinnacle West Capital Competitors OGE Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors ALLETE Competitors MGE Energy Competitors Otter Tail Competitors Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors Unitil Competitors Array Technologies Competitors NextEra Energy Competitors 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:POR) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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