Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Competitors $14.13 +0.11 (+0.78%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.11 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 08/1/2025 07:48 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric currently has a consensus target price of $20.55, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. Edison International has a consensus target price of $76.35, indicating a potential upside of 43.81%. Given Pacific Gas & Electric's higher possible upside, equities 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 Which has more volatility and risk, PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$24.42B1.55$2.51B$1.0912.96Edison International$17.60B1.16$1.55B$6.817.80 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 6.2%. Pacific Gas & Electric pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edison International pays out 48.6% 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. Pacific Gas & Electric has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Edison International has increased 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. Is PCG or EIX more profitable? Edison International has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Pacific Gas & Electric's net margin of 9.95%. Edison International's return on equity of 11.99% beat Pacific Gas & Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pacific Gas & Electric9.95% 10.13% 2.17% Edison International 16.00%11.99%2.31% Does the media refer more to PCG or EIX? In the previous week, Edison International had 14 more articles in the media than Pacific Gas & Electric. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Edison International and 37 mentions for Pacific Gas & Electric. Edison International's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Pacific Gas & Electric's score of 0.60 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Edison International 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCG or EIX? 78.6% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEdison International beats Pacific Gas & Electric on 13 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$37.81B$24.69B$16.02B$20.40BDividend Yield0.71%3.71%5.48%3.71%P/E Ratio12.9634.6619.9529.02Price / Sales1.554.12201.6657.01Price / Cash5.169.0419.1717.53Price / Book1.282.312.154.53Net Income$2.51B$1.43B$751.46M$994.29M7 Day Performance1.00%-0.17%-0.55%-3.62%1 Month Performance1.62%0.26%19.12%-2.71%1 Year Performance-23.25%17.23%182.91%10.16% Pacific Gas & Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPacific Gas & Electric3.7869 of 5 stars$14.13+0.8%$20.55+45.4%-23.2%$37.81B$24.42B12.9628,410Trending NewsEarnings ReportEIXEdison International4.9749 of 5 stars$52.60-0.7%$76.35+45.2%-35.5%$20.24B$17.60B7.4614,013Trending NewsEarnings ReportSRESempra Energy4.4815 of 5 stars$80.15-0.8%$80.75+0.8%-0.9%$52.25B$13.19B17.6116,773Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDDominion Energy2.892 of 5 stars$57.99-1.3%$58.88+1.5%+7.7%$49.44B$14.90B21.7214,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.0939 of 5 stars$87.01-0.7%$90.50+4.0%+12.9%$43.41B$10.29B23.7726,094Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEDConsolidated Edison4.2229 of 5 stars$101.11-1.1%$105.09+3.9%+2.5%$36.43B$15.26B18.6915,097Trending NewsWECWEC Energy Group3.597 of 5 stars$107.90-1.5%$106.40-1.4%+22.3%$34.42B$8.60B21.027,017Positive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑DTEDTE Energy4.3429 of 5 stars$137.80-1.2%$141.53+2.7%+12.4%$28.57B$12.46B18.619,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportAEEAmeren4.2918 of 5 stars$98.61-1.5%$101.36+2.8%+23.8%$26.66B$7.62B21.878,981Trending NewsEarnings ReportCNPCenterPoint Energy3.6796 of 5 stars$37.68-1.8%$37.21-1.3%+43.4%$24.60B$8.98B26.358,872Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy3.3479 of 5 stars$71.73-1.4%$77.25+7.7%+12.1%$21.45B$7.52B21.288,324Trending NewsEarnings Report 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. 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