Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Competitors $15.47 -0.26 (-1.65%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.48 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 07:50 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edison International has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger 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$24.42B1.70$2.51B$1.0914.19Edison International$17.60B1.23$1.55B$6.818.26 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% 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 0.6%. Edison International pays an annual dividend of $3.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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. Does the media refer more to PCG or EIX? In the previous week, Pacific Gas & Electric had 9 more articles in the media than Edison International. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Pacific Gas & Electric and 23 mentions for Edison International. Edison International's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Pacific Gas & Electric's score of 1.05 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 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Edison International 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PCG or EIX? 78.6% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Edison International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Edison International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend PCG or EIX? Pacific Gas & Electric currently has a consensus target price of $20.20, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Edison International has a consensus target price of $71.15, suggesting a potential upside of 26.44%. Given Pacific Gas & Electric's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Edison International 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 SummaryEdison International beats Pacific Gas & Electric on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$42.09B$25.48B$17.13B$21.58BDividend Yield0.64%3.70%5.36%3.49%P/E Ratio14.1919.4452.3129.75Price / Sales1.704.0728.6985.95Price / Cash5.758.9719.1825.00Price / Book1.402.302.224.58Net Income$2.51B$1.43B$755.16M$999.94M7 Day Performance2.62%1.04%0.92%0.68%1 Month Performance0.99%-0.42%0.95%4.02%1 Year Performance-21.75%10.32%212.23%16.39% Pacific Gas & Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCGPacific Gas & Electric4.4233 of 5 stars$15.47-1.7%$20.20+30.6%-21.8%$42.09B$24.42B14.1928,410News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeEIXEdison International4.9944 of 5 stars$53.28-2.1%$75.21+41.2%-34.1%$20.51B$17.60B7.8314,013News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSRESempra Energy4.4535 of 5 stars$79.31-2.2%$82.33+3.8%+1.2%$51.76B$13.19B19.1616,773News CoveragePositive NewsDDominion Energy3.7474 of 5 stars$57.72-0.8%$59.57+3.2%+3.3%$49.27B$14.46B19.9114,700Positive NewsPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8134 of 5 stars$79.92-1.5%$90.95+13.8%-1.7%$39.96B$10.29B20.2226,094News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendEDConsolidated Edison4.7015 of 5 stars$96.61-1.5%$105.82+9.5%-6.7%$34.84B$15.26B17.5315,097News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionWECWEC Energy Group4.0983 of 5 stars$107.02-0.7%$106.40-0.6%+15.3%$34.48B$8.60B20.527,017News CoveragePositive NewsDTEDTE Energy4.5177 of 5 stars$134.43-1.6%$143.38+6.7%+8.6%$27.91B$12.46B19.349,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAEEAmeren4.5883 of 5 stars$99.69-0.9%$102.80+3.1%+20.0%$26.96B$7.62B21.918,981News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendCNPCenterPoint Energy3.9536 of 5 stars$37.15-1.7%$37.71+1.5%+37.0%$24.29B$8.64B26.028,872News CoveragePositive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.0949 of 5 stars$70.64-1.3%$77.25+9.4%+2.2%$21.15B$7.52B20.918,324News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Revision 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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