Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Competitors $16.39 +0.09 (+0.52%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.34 -0.04 (-0.25%) As of 10/24/2025 07:54 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, WEC, ED, 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), WEC Energy Group (WEC), Consolidated Edison (ED), 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 WEC Energy Group Consolidated Edison DTE Energy Ameren CenterPoint Energy CMS Energy Edison International (NYSE:EIX) and Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE:PCG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EIX or PCG? 89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Edison International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is EIX or PCG a better dividend stock? Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Pacific Gas & Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Edison International pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pacific Gas & Electric pays out 9.2% 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. Edison International has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Pacific Gas & Electric has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Edison International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EIX or PCG? 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 RatioEdison International$17.60B1.26$1.55B$6.818.48Pacific Gas & Electric$24.42B1.80$2.51B$1.0915.03 Do analysts recommend EIX or PCG? Edison International currently has a consensus target price of $66.45, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Pacific Gas & Electric has a consensus target price of $20.73, suggesting a potential upside of 26.50%. Given Pacific Gas & Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pacific Gas & Electric is more favorable than Edison International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Edison International 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Pacific Gas & Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to EIX or PCG? In the previous week, Edison International and Edison International both had 23 articles in the media. Edison International's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Pacific Gas & Electric's score of 0.64 indicating that Edison International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Edison International 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pacific Gas & Electric 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EIX or PCG more profitable? Edison International has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Pacific Gas & Electric's net margin of 10.93%. 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 Edison International16.00% 11.99% 2.31% Pacific Gas & Electric 10.93%11.23%2.44% Which has more risk and volatility, EIX or PCG? Edison International has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Gas & Electric has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPacific Gas & Electric beats Edison International on 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$43.88B$26.89B$17.10B$22.11BDividend Yield0.61%3.42%4.54%3.55%P/E Ratio13.7720.6219.5033.37Price / Sales1.804.5632.4983.37Price / Cash6.009.4519.3924.64Price / Book1.492.412.324.66Net Income$2.51B$1.43B$748.50M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.24%0.25%0.29%2.22%1 Month Performance13.67%7.39%9.08%2.07%1 Year Performance-19.52%19.23%48.17%14.05% Pacific Gas & Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPacific Gas & Electric4.7863 of 5 stars$16.39+0.5%$20.73+26.5%-20.8%$43.88B$24.42B13.7728,410Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEIXEdison International4.9993 of 5 stars$57.61+1.7%$65.25+13.3%-32.5%$22.14B$17.60B8.4514,013Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSRESempra Energy4.2026 of 5 stars$92.63+1.5%$88.00-5.0%+8.2%$60.49B$13.19B22.3916,773Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑DDominion Energy3.8018 of 5 stars$61.56+1.6%$62.00+0.7%+0.4%$52.54B$14.46B21.2314,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.562 of 5 stars$85.14+0.5%$90.77+6.6%-8.3%$42.52B$10.29B21.5226,094Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWECWEC Energy Group4.3491 of 5 stars$117.58+0.6%$114.64-2.5%+17.2%$37.84B$8.60B22.527,017Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEDConsolidated Edison4.1418 of 5 stars$101.82+0.6%$105.92+4.0%-6.5%$36.71B$15.26B18.4715,097Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDTEDTE Energy4.5635 of 5 stars$143.57+1.1%$146.08+1.8%+9.3%$29.79B$12.46B20.659,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.0446 of 5 stars$105.89+0.3%$106.38+0.5%+17.2%$28.64B$7.62B23.288,981News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCNPCenterPoint Energy4.2004 of 5 stars$40.16+1.3%$40.45+0.7%+34.1%$26.21B$8.64B28.078,872Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCMSCMS Energy4.14 of 5 stars$75.22+0.6%$78.00+3.7%+4.1%$22.51B$7.52B22.258,324News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EIX Competitors SRE Competitors D Competitors PEG Competitors WEC Competitors ED 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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