KeyCorp Has Bullish Forecast for POR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• KeyCorp raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Portland General Electric to $0.99, a significant increase from the previous forecast of $0.77.
• Portland General Electric's stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold", with an average target price of $45.40.
• Recent insider trading showed significant share sales by both CFO Joseph R. Trpik, Jr. and CEO Maria M. Pope, indicating a decrease in ownership following the transactions.

Portland General Electric Company (NYSE:POR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at KeyCorp lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Portland General Electric in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 15th. KeyCorp analyst S. Karp now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Portland General Electric's current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Portland General Electric's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.61 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $3.81 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on POR. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Portland General Electric in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised Portland General Electric from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Portland General Electric from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Portland General Electric has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $45.40.

Portland General Electric Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:POR opened at $44.62 on Monday. Portland General Electric has a 52-week low of $39.54 and a 52-week high of $49.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $42.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.05.

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $807.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $797.97 million. Portland General Electric had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 8.07%. The firm's revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.69 EPS. Portland General Electric has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.130-3.330 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Portland General Electric

In other Portland General Electric news, CFO Joseph R. Trpik, Jr. sold 2,603 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.35, for a total transaction of $107,634.05. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 27,089 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,120,130.15. The trade was a 8.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Maria M. Pope sold 18,896 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.50, for a total value of $803,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 194,135 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,250,737.50. The trade was a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Portland General Electric

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of POR. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in Portland General Electric during the first quarter worth $1,321,000. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Portland General Electric during the 1st quarter worth about $259,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in shares of Portland General Electric by 6.5% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 12,806 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $571,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Portland General Electric by 190.6% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,929 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 1,921 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama raised its holdings in shares of Portland General Electric by 3.8% in the first quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 133,091 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $5,936,000 after buying an additional 4,865 shares during the period.

About Portland General Electric

Portland General Electric Company, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. It operates six thermal plants, three wind farms, and seven hydroelectric facilities. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned an electric transmission system consisting of 1,254 circuit miles, including 287 circuit miles of 500 kilovolt line, 413 circuit miles of 230 kilovolt line, and 554 miles of 115 kilovolt line; and served 934 thousand retail customers in 51 cities.

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