Diversify Advisory Services LLC Invests $1 Million in Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $PCG

Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (NYSE:PCG - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 56,945 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,002,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Pacific Gas & Electric in the first quarter worth $203,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Pacific Gas & Electric by 16.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,936 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $806,000 after acquiring an additional 6,601 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Pacific Gas & Electric by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 185,324 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $3,184,000 after purchasing an additional 54,033 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Pacific Gas & Electric by 93.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 83,816 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,440,000 after purchasing an additional 40,380 shares during the period. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S increased its holdings in Pacific Gas & Electric by 499.7% in the 2nd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 433,064 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $6,037,000 after purchasing an additional 360,845 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.56% of the company's stock.

Pacific Gas & Electric Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of Pacific Gas & Electric stock opened at $17.66 on Thursday. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $14.30 and a 1-year high of $19.16. The company has a market capitalization of $47.32 billion, a PE ratio of 12.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $17.24 and a 200-day moving average of $17.24.

Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE:PCG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.20 billion. Pacific Gas & Electric had a return on equity of 12.48% and a net margin of 12.25%.The company's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. Pacific Gas & Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.640-1.660 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will post 1.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on PCG shares. Morgan Stanley set a $22.00 target price on Pacific Gas & Electric in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Pacific Gas & Electric from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings cut Pacific Gas & Electric from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Pacific Gas & Electric from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Pacific Gas & Electric in a research note on Tuesday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $22.20.

Insider Transactions at Pacific Gas & Electric

In other Pacific Gas & Electric news, EVP Marlene Santos sold 158,250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total value of $2,848,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 230,885 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,155,930. This represents a 40.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Pacific Gas & Electric

Pacific Gas & Electric NYSE: PCG is an investor-owned utility holding company whose principal operating subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, provides electricity and natural gas service in northern and central California. The company's core activities include the generation, procurement, transmission and distribution of electric power, as well as the transmission and distribution of natural gas. PG&E serves a broad mix of residential, commercial, and industrial customers across urban and rural communities within its California service territory.

PG&E's operations encompass utility infrastructure planning and construction, grid operations, customer service and energy procurement.

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