Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors $46.88 -0.03 (-0.06%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends POR vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, MGEE, ALE, 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), MGE Energy (MGEE), ALLETE (ALE), 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 MGE Energy ALLETE 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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. 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 10.30%. Portland General Electric's return on equity of 10.28% 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% Portland General Electric 10.30%10.28%3.09% Do analysts prefer PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital presently has a consensus target price of $82.04, suggesting a potential downside of 10.62%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $48.86, suggesting a potential upside of 4.22%. Given Portland General Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Portland General Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has stronger 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$5.02B2.08$501.56M$5.2817.38Portland General Electric$2.92B1.69$228M$3.3513.99 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital received 22 more outperform votes than Portland General Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 45.86% of users gave Portland General Electric an outperform vote while only 41.72% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes38841.72% Underperform Votes54258.28% Portland General ElectricOutperform Votes36645.86% Underperform Votes43254.14% Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PNW or POR? Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PNW or POR? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 9 mentions for Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 0.54 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 Pinnacle West Capital 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Portland General Electric 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 3.9%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 67.8% 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. Pinnacle West Capital has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Portland General Electric has increased 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. SummaryPinnacle West Capital beats Portland General Electric on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide 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$4.95B$13.74B$12.25B$19.84BDividend Yield4.26%4.37%4.04%3.50%P/E Ratio13.9913.2498.4437.73Price / Sales1.698,558.1932.1118.01Price / Cash6.868.8318.4117.90Price / Book1.362.062.294.86Net Income$228M$666.62M$616.62M$985.93M7 Day Performance2.16%1.82%0.00%0.45%1 Month Performance-3.34%1.18%-1.60%1.05%1 Year Performance14.83%28.02%9.83%24.67% Portland General Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORPortland General Electric3.7693 of 5 stars$46.88-0.1%$48.86+4.2%+14.8%$4.95B$2.92B13.992,842Positive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.6517 of 5 stars$91.79+0.9%$82.04-10.6%+28.0%$10.44B$5.02B17.386,133Analyst DowngradeOGEOGE Energy4.116 of 5 stars$43.11-0.1%$39.40-8.6%+24.3%$8.67B$2.67B22.342,329Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.7833 of 5 stars$117.96+0.2%$108.83-7.7%+21.7%$6.27B$1.77B21.892,112MGEEMGE Energy3.2758 of 5 stars$103.89-0.6%$74.00-28.8%+41.4%$3.78B$690.43M31.77700News CoveragePositive NewsALEALLETE4.0944 of 5 stars$64.36-0.3%$62.00-3.7%+15.5%$3.73B$1.88B20.631,560Positive NewsOTTROtter Tail3.0302 of 5 stars$79.65-0.4%N/A+3.3%$3.35B$1.35B11.002,655Positive NewsHEHawaiian Electric Industries1.3603 of 5 stars$10.48-0.9%$10.75+2.6%-22.3%$1.81B$3.69B-0.893,706Analyst ForecastUTLUnitil2.7663 of 5 stars$59.27+0.9%N/A+20.2%$951.12M$557.10M20.23536ARRYArray Technologies4.1791 of 5 stars$6.37+4.4%$11.57+81.7%-59.7%$926.85M$982.19M-6.571,028NEENextEra Energy4.905 of 5 stars$76.87-0.3%$86.54+12.6%+34.0%$158.51B$26.25B22.7416,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pinnacle West Capital Competitors OGE Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors MGE Energy Competitors ALLETE Competitors Otter Tail Competitors Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors Unitil Competitors Array Technologies Competitors NextEra Energy 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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