Exelon (EXC) Competitors

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and PG&E (NYSE:PCG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor EXC or PCG?

In the previous week, PG&E had 20 more articles in the media than Exelon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for PG&E and 4 mentions for Exelon. Exelon's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat PG&E's score of -0.23 indicating that Exelon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Exelon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PG&E	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, EXC or PCG?

Exelon has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PG&E has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EXC or PCG?

Exelon presently has a consensus price target of $46.30, suggesting a potential upside of 16.65%. PG&E has a consensus price target of $18.28, suggesting a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Exelon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Exelon is more favorable than PG&E.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
PG&E	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EXC or PCG?

Exelon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PG&E. Exelon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PG&E, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$19.31 billion	2.04	$2.17 billion	$2.25	17.64
PG&E	$21.68 billion	1.90	$1.81 billion	$0.89	18.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EXC or PCG?

PG&E received 800 more outperform votes than Exelon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave Exelon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Exelon	Outperform Votes 50 58.82%	Underperform Votes 35 41.18%
PG&E	Outperform Votes 850 64.01%	Underperform Votes 478 35.99%

Is EXC or PCG more profitable?

Exelon has a net margin of 11.61% compared to PG&E's net margin of 8.64%. PG&E's return on equity of 10.21% beat Exelon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	11.61%	9.41%	2.44%
PG&E	8.64%	10.21%	1.99%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EXC or PCG?

80.6% of Exelon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Exelon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PG&E shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exelon beats PG&E on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.