Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors $44.03 +0.12 (+0.27%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends POR vs. ETR, PNW, OGE, IDA, ALE, MGEE, OTTR, HE, UTL, and ARRYShould you be buying Portland General Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portland General Electric include Entergy (ETR), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), ALLETE (ALE), MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Unitil (UTL), and Array Technologies (ARRY). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Portland General Electric vs. Entergy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP ALLETE MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Unitil Array Technologies Entergy (NYSE:ETR) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings. Does the media favor ETR or POR? In the previous week, Entergy had 6 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Entergy and 14 mentions for Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Entergy's score of 0.33 indicating that Portland General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Entergy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Portland General Electric 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ETR or POR more profitable? Entergy has a net margin of 14.83% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 10.30%. Portland General Electric's return on equity of 10.28% beat Entergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Entergy14.83% 9.53% 2.25% Portland General Electric 10.30%10.28%3.09% Is ETR or POR a better dividend stock? Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Entergy pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 59.7% 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 has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Portland General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer ETR or POR? Entergy presently has a consensus target price of $77.40, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $49.13, indicating a potential upside of 11.57%. Given Portland General Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than Entergy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Portland General Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ETR or POR? 88.1% of Entergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Entergy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ETR or POR? Entergy has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ETR or POR? Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric 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 RatioEntergy$11.86B2.72$2.36B$4.1118.28Portland General Electric$3.34B1.39$228M$3.3513.14 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ETR or POR? Entergy received 94 more outperform votes than Portland General Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.57% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave Portland General Electric an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEntergyOutperform Votes46149.57% Underperform Votes46950.43% Portland General ElectricOutperform Votes36745.93% Underperform Votes43254.07% SummaryEntergy beats Portland General Electric on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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$4.64B$13.89B$13.72B$19.18BDividend Yield4.52%4.50%4.10%3.60%P/E Ratio13.1414.8795.0341.28Price / Sales1.398,149.6523.3317.60Price / Cash6.518.7318.2921.28Price / Book1.342.122.195.32Net Income$228M$666.62M$629.73M$989.88M7 Day Performance-1.01%-1.38%-1.92%-3.54%1 Month Performance-7.28%0.95%-2.56%-3.68%1 Year Performance1.53%36.12%1.51%12.14% Portland General Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORPortland General Electric3.7539 of 5 stars$44.03+0.3%$49.13+11.6%+2.2%$4.64B$3.34B13.142,842High Trading VolumeETREntergy4.7164 of 5 stars$75.25+1.4%$77.40+2.9%+50.8%$16.13B$12.15B9.0412,177Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePNWPinnacle West Capital3.8396 of 5 stars$87.00-0.6%$84.65-2.7%+20.1%$9.89B$5.02B16.586,133OGEOGE Energy3.7552 of 5 stars$42.13+0.2%$40.50-3.9%+17.8%$8.47B$2.67B21.922,329Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIDAIDACORP4.492 of 5 stars$114.07+0.9%$111.00-2.7%+12.5%$6.08B$1.84B20.982,112Positive NewsALEALLETE3.7338 of 5 stars$64.70+0.1%$62.00-4.2%+6.5%$3.74B$1.57B20.721,560Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.2884 of 5 stars$96.50-1.3%$74.00-23.3%+33.6%$3.49B$670.18M29.89700News CoveragePositive NewsOTTROtter Tail2.0294 of 5 stars$75.75-0.2%N/A-10.3%$3.17B$1.35B10.482,655HEHawaiian Electric Industries1.9888 of 5 stars$10.16-0.4%$11.00+8.3%-28.5%$1.75B$3.69B-0.863,706Analyst UpgradeUTLUnitil3.4511 of 5 stars$56.90+0.1%N/A+4.8%$921.21M$557.10M19.40536News CoveragePositive NewsARRYArray Technologies4.1516 of 5 stars$5.29-4.3%$11.57+118.7%-66.2%$803.78M$982.19M-5.701,028Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Entergy Competitors 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 Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:POR) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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