Duke Energy (DUK) Competitors

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

Is PCG or DUK more profitable?

Duke Energy has a net margin of 8.89% compared to PG&E's net margin of 8.64%. PG&E's return on equity of 10.21% beat Duke Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PG&E	8.64%	10.21%	1.99%
Duke Energy	8.89%	8.39%	2.37%

Does the media prefer PCG or DUK?

In the previous week, Duke Energy had 12 more articles in the media than PG&E. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Duke Energy and 15 mentions for PG&E. Duke Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat PG&E's score of 0.44 indicating that Duke Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PG&E	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Duke Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PCG or DUK?

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PG&E. PG&E is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duke Energy, 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
PG&E	$21.68 billion	1.93	$1.81 billion	$0.89	19.03
Duke Energy	$28.77 billion	2.39	$2.55 billion	$3.25	27.47

Do analysts rate PCG or DUK?

PG&E currently has a consensus target price of $18.28, suggesting a potential upside of 7.93%. Duke Energy has a consensus target price of $105.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.27%. Given Duke Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than PG&E.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PG&E	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Duke Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Which has more risk & volatility, PCG or DUK?

PG&E has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCG or DUK?

PG&E received 265 more outperform votes than Duke Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 54.57% of users gave Duke Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PG&E	Outperform Votes 850 64.01%	Underperform Votes 478 35.99%
Duke Energy	Outperform Votes 585 54.57%	Underperform Votes 487 45.43%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCG or DUK?

83.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.2% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PG&E shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Duke Energy beats PG&E on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.