Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PG&E Corp. operates as a holding company, which engages in generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas to customers. It specializes in energy, utility, power, gas, electricity, solar and sustainability. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.78 to $14.34
• 50-Day Range: $13.55 to $17.85
• 52-Week Range: $13.34 to $21.72
• Volume: 42.95 million shs
• Average Volume: 17.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $37.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.71
• Dividend Yield: 0.72%
• Price Target: $20.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Pacific Gas & Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pacific Gas & Electric scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Pacific Gas & Electric has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pacific Gas & Electric has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pacific Gas & Electric are expected to grow by 9.40% in the coming year, from $1.49 to $1.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pacific Gas & Electric is 12.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pacific Gas & Electric is 12.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pacific Gas & Electric has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pacific Gas & Electric has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.99% of the float of Pacific Gas & Electric has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pacific Gas & Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pacific Gas & Electric has recently decreased by 12.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pacific Gas & Electric has a dividend yield of 0.72%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pacific Gas & Electric has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pacific Gas & Electric is 9.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Pacific Gas & Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.13% next year. This indicates that Pacific Gas & Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.99% of the float of Pacific Gas & Electric has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pacific Gas & Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pacific Gas & Electric has recently decreased by 12.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Pacific Gas & Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Pacific Gas & Electric this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for PCG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 108% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Pacific Gas & Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pacific Gas & Electric insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $562,579.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.15% of the stock of Pacific Gas & Electric is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.56% of the stock of Pacific Gas & Electric is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PCG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PCG shares performed this year?

Pacific Gas & Electric's stock was trading at $20.18 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PCG shares have decreased by 31.3% and is now trading at $13.8550.
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How were Pacific Gas & Electric's earnings last quarter?

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (NYSE:PCG) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The utilities provider reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Pacific Gas & Electric's major shareholders?

Pacific Gas & Electric's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.62%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.08%), Northern Trust Corp (0.75%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (0.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Pg&E Fire Victim Trust, Patricia K Poppe, Carla J Peterman, Cheryl F Campbell, Carolyn Jeanne Burke, Stephanie N Williams and Arno Lockheart Harris.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Pacific Gas & Electric?

Shares of PCG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pacific Gas & Electric own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pacific Gas & Electric investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Today: 6/22/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PCG
• CIK: 1004980
• Web: www.pgecorp.com
• Phone: (415) 973-1000
• Fax: 415-973-8719
• Employees: 28,410
• Year Founded: 1905

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.73
• High Stock Price Target: $24.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.30
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: $2.51 billion
• Net Margins: 9.81%
• Pretax Margin: 9.01%
• Return on Equity: 10.35%
• Return on Assets: 2.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.79
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.52
• Cash Flow: $2.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.07
• Book Value: $11.02 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,675,430,000
• Free Float: 2,671,416,000
• Market Cap: $37.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60