Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Competitors $13.38 -0.04 (-0.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.37 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 07:59 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PCG vs. EIX, SRE, D, PEG, ED, WEC, DTE, AEE, CNP, and CMSShould you be buying Pacific Gas & Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pacific Gas & Electric include Edison International (EIX), Sempra Energy (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Consolidated Edison (ED), WEC Energy Group (WEC), DTE Energy (DTE), Ameren (AEE), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), and CMS Energy (CMS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Pacific Gas & Electric vs. Its Competitors Edison International Sempra Energy Dominion Energy Public Service Enterprise Group Consolidated Edison WEC Energy Group DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE:PCG) and Edison International (NYSE:EIX) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Is PCG or EIX a better dividend stock? Pacific Gas & Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Pacific Gas & Electric pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 47.0% 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. Pacific Gas & Electric has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Edison International has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Edison International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to PCG or EIX? In the previous week, Pacific Gas & Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Pacific Gas & Electric and 17 mentions for Edison International. Edison International's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Pacific Gas & Electric's score of 0.68 indicating that Edison International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pacific Gas & Electric 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Edison International 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric presently has a consensus target price of $20.73, indicating a potential upside of 54.88%. Edison International has a consensus target price of $76.82, indicating a potential upside of 50.68%. Given Pacific Gas & Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pacific Gas & Electric is more favorable than Edison International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pacific Gas & Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Edison International 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PCG or EIX? 78.6% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Edison International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Edison International. Edison International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Gas & Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPacific Gas & Electric$24.54B1.46$2.51B$1.0912.28Edison International$17.33B1.13$1.55B$7.057.23 Which has more volatility & risk, PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PCG or EIX more profitable? Edison International has a net margin of 16.84% compared to Pacific Gas & Electric's net margin of 9.81%. Edison International's return on equity of 13.21% beat Pacific Gas & Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pacific Gas & Electric9.81% 10.35% 2.17% Edison International 16.84%13.21%2.53% SummaryEdison International beats Pacific Gas & Electric on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pacific Gas & Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCG 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 PCG 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 NYSE 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 PCG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPacific Gas & ElectricUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.81B$24.61B$15.82B$20.67BDividend Yield0.74%3.75%5.62%3.71%P/E Ratio12.2834.3820.0927.86Price / Sales1.464.04149.3156.13Price / Cash4.918.8719.1917.92Price / Book1.212.222.164.60Net Income$2.51B$1.43B$751.12M$989.89M7 Day Performance-1.81%-0.11%12.92%1.17%1 Month Performance-1.62%1.63%23.01%5.50%1 Year Performance-26.14%16.56%145.80%10.59% Pacific Gas & Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPacific Gas & Electric4.7632 of 5 stars$13.38-0.3%$20.73+54.9%-26.0%$35.81B$24.54B12.2828,410Options VolumeEIXEdison International4.9992 of 5 stars$50.36-2.6%$76.82+52.6%-31.8%$19.39B$17.60B7.1514,013Positive NewsSRESempra Energy4.4003 of 5 stars$74.24-1.2%$80.83+8.9%-3.2%$48.35B$13.19B16.3016,773Positive NewsDDominion Energy2.9621 of 5 stars$56.41-0.8%$58.38+3.5%+10.4%$48.12B$14.46B21.1314,700Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.4758 of 5 stars$82.14+1.2%$89.46+8.9%+8.2%$40.98B$10.29B22.4426,094Analyst UpgradeEDConsolidated Edison4.4318 of 5 stars$99.52-0.8%$105.27+5.8%+9.1%$35.86B$15.26B18.4015,097WECWEC Energy Group4.6263 of 5 stars$104.11-0.2%$106.33+2.1%+30.6%$33.24B$8.60B20.317,017Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDTEDTE Energy4.5873 of 5 stars$130.77-0.9%$140.93+7.8%+16.9%$27.13B$12.46B17.679,500AEEAmeren4.0104 of 5 stars$95.990.0%$101.64+5.9%+30.2%$25.93B$7.62B21.278,981Analyst ForecastCNPCenterPoint Energy3.9839 of 5 stars$36.10+0.4%$36.04-0.1%+19.2%$23.56B$8.64B24.238,872Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy3.8932 of 5 stars$69.61-1.2%$77.00+10.6%+15.0%$20.83B$7.52B20.668,324 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EIX Competitors SRE Competitors D Competitors PEG Competitors ED Competitors WEC Competitors DTE Competitors AEE Competitors CNP Competitors CMS Competitors 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 (NYSE:PCG) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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