MGE Energy (MGEE) Competitors $90.34 -0.08 (-0.09%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$90.30 -0.03 (-0.04%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MGEE vs. PNW, OGE, IDA, POR, ALE, OTTR, HE, UTL, ARRY, and NEEShould you be buying MGE Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGE Energy include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Unitil (UTL), Array Technologies (ARRY), and NextEra Energy (NEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. MGE Energy vs. Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric ALLETE Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Unitil Array Technologies NextEra Energy MGE Energy (NASDAQ:MGEE) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Is MGEE or PNW a better dividend stock? MGE Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. MGE Energy pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 68.6% 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. MGE Energy has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Do analysts rate MGEE or PNW? MGE Energy presently has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.45%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus price target of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.19%. Given Pinnacle West Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pinnacle West Capital is more favorable than MGE Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGE Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MGEE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital received 176 more outperform votes than MGE Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.41% of users gave MGE Energy an outperform vote while only 41.66% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGE EnergyOutperform Votes21654.41% Underperform Votes18145.59% Pinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.66% Underperform Votes54958.34% Do institutionals and insiders believe in MGEE or PNW? 52.6% of MGE Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of MGE Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MGEE or PNW? MGE Energy has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to MGEE or PNW? In the previous week, Pinnacle West Capital had 10 more articles in the media than MGE Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital and 9 mentions for MGE Energy. MGE Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Pinnacle West Capital's score of 1.30 indicating that MGE Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGE Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Pinnacle West Capital 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MGEE or PNW more profitable? MGE Energy has a net margin of 17.70% compared to Pinnacle West Capital's net margin of 12.26%. MGE Energy's return on equity of 10.18% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGE Energy17.70% 10.18% 4.38% Pinnacle West Capital 12.26%9.60%2.43% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MGEE or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MGE Energy. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGE Energy$676.94M4.88$117.70M$3.3327.13Pinnacle West Capital$5.12B2.17$501.56M$5.2217.90 SummaryPinnacle West Capital beats MGE Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MGE Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGEE 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 NASDAQ 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 MGEE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMGE EnergyElectric, gas & sanitary services IndustryUtilities SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.30B$3.46B$15.89B$7.93BDividend Yield1.97%4.49%5.66%4.22%P/E Ratio27.6311.5115.6818.54Price / Sales4.881.9822.28103.30Price / Cash15.117.0818.5334.62Price / Book2.871.512.034.25Net Income$117.70M$122.39M$667.57M$248.18M7 Day Performance-0.48%-1.16%0.39%1.25%1 Month Performance-2.78%-11.21%1.50%3.76%1 Year Performance14.41%-15.45%10.43%5.28% MGE Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGEEMGE Energy3.4956 of 5 stars$90.34-0.1%$80.00-11.4%+15.4%$3.30B$676.94M27.63700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.8189 of 5 stars$94.60+0.9%$95.50+1.0%+29.2%$11.28B$5.12B17.9280Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownOGEOGE Energy3.8627 of 5 stars$45.53+1.5%$46.25+1.6%+31.1%$9.17B$2.99B20.702,240Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsIDAIDACORP3.8912 of 5 stars$117.79+1.1%$120.50+2.3%+24.8%$6.36B$1.83B21.492,070Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.7356 of 5 stars$41.41+0.1%$45.40+9.6%-2.5%$4.53B$3.44B13.762,870Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastALEALLETE3.5781 of 5 stars$65.25+0.1%$67.00+2.7%+10.4%$3.78B$1.53B21.051,490Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsOTTROtter Tail1.7113 of 5 stars$78.00+0.1%N/A-7.0%$3.27B$1.33B10.882,420Upcoming EarningsHEHawaiian Electric Industries2.8098 of 5 stars$10.20+1.4%$12.00+17.6%+6.6%$1.76B$3.22B-0.863,760Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsUTLUnitil2.8801 of 5 stars$58.86+0.9%$55.00-6.6%+15.4%$956.24M$494.80M20.09520Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageARRYArray Technologies3.3255 of 5 stars$5.29+5.4%$9.48+79.1%-61.3%$806.79M$915.81M-5.45470Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeNEENextEra Energy4.9185 of 5 stars$66.17+0.1%$84.08+27.1%-0.2%$136.22B$25.27B19.6415,300Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR Alternatives ALE Alternatives OTTR Alternatives HE Alternatives UTL Alternatives ARRY Alternatives NEE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MGEE) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump to solve American wealth loss?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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