PG&E (PCG) Competitors $20.13 -0.01 (-0.05%) (As of 05:46 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PCG vs. SRE, D, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, CMS, and NIShould you be buying PG&E stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PG&E include Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), CMS Energy (CMS), and NiSource (NI). These companies are all part of the "multi-utilities" industry. PG&E vs. Sempra Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy NiSource PG&E (NYSE:PCG) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor PCG or SRE? In the previous week, PG&E had 3 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PG&E and 6 mentions for Sempra. Sempra's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat PG&E's score of 0.19 indicating that Sempra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PG&E 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sempra 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCG or SRE? PG&E received 391 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.45% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPG&EOutperform Votes87563.45% Underperform Votes50436.55% SempraOutperform Votes48460.50% Underperform Votes31639.50% Which has more volatility & risk, PCG or SRE? PG&E has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PCG or SRE more profitable? Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to PG&E's net margin of 11.11%. PG&E's return on equity of 12.51% beat Sempra's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PG&E11.11% 12.51% 2.54% Sempra 22.63%8.06%3.04% Do analysts rate PCG or SRE? PG&E presently has a consensus target price of $22.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.49%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $91.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given PG&E's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PG&E is more favorable than Sempra.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PG&E 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Sempra 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, PCG or SRE? Sempra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PG&E. PG&E is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sempra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPG&E$24.83B2.12$2.26B$1.2815.70Sempra$12.92B4.27$3.08B$4.5419.19 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PCG or SRE? 78.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of PG&E shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sempra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PCG or SRE a better dividend stock? PG&E pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PG&E pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 54.6% 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. Sempra has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummarySempra beats PG&E on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAltcoin season moves fast, and those who hesitate are left behind. The window is closing.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get PG&E News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCG 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 PCG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPG&EElectric & other services combined IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$52.54B$19.97B$14.14B$19.27BDividend Yield0.20%3.44%4.09%3.63%P/E Ratio15.7020.0295.4240.76Price / Sales2.1219.1723.6218.86Price / Cash8.088.4418.4621.25Price / Book2.071.772.225.31Net Income$2.26B$896.09M$636.50M$989.46M7 Day Performance0.50%0.14%0.46%1.03%1 Month Performance-7.12%-7.26%5.02%-4.76%1 Year Performance11.43%-3.03%2.19%12.09% PG&E Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPG&E3.4333 of 5 stars$20.130.0%$22.80+13.3%+11.7%$52.65B$24.83B15.7328,010Short Interest ↑SRESempra4.5675 of 5 stars$86.99-0.9%$91.60+5.3%+17.4%$55.10B$12.92B19.1616,835DDominion Energy3.6703 of 5 stars$53.68-0.5%$56.58+5.4%+14.7%$45.09B$14.59B18.8417,700Short Interest ↑PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8203 of 5 stars$84.32-0.7%$89.17+5.7%+38.9%$42.01B$10.43B20.7212,543EDConsolidated Edison4.6348 of 5 stars$88.83-0.8%$99.96+12.5%-1.6%$30.77B$15.03B16.7314,592Short Interest ↑WECWEC Energy Group4.5663 of 5 stars$94.03-0.8%$98.00+4.2%+12.7%$29.75B$8.53B22.997,000Positive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.724 of 5 stars$120.22-0.9%$134.31+11.7%+10.1%$24.90B$12.42B16.299,950Short Interest ↑AEEAmeren3.5973 of 5 stars$89.44-0.8%$89.89+0.5%+24.6%$23.87B$7.30B21.049,372CNPCenterPoint Energy4.1736 of 5 stars$31.80-1.3%$31.27-1.7%+12.8%$20.72B$8.56B21.068,827CMSCMS Energy4.209 of 5 stars$66.43-0.9%$70.36+5.9%+15.5%$19.85B$7.48B18.988,356NINiSource4.4672 of 5 stars$36.56-0.5%$37.50+2.6%+38.5%$17.07B$5.29B22.167,411 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SRE Competitors D Competitors PEG Competitors ED Competitors WEC Competitors DTE Competitors AEE Competitors CNP Competitors CMS Competitors NI 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:PCG) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partnersliberals FOOLED by Elon’s shocking surpriseElon Musk and Donald Trump fooled everyone. 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