Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE: PEG) is an energy company headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Founded in 1903, the company operates primarily through its regulated utility subsidiary, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), and its competitive energy businesses.

PSE&G is New Jersey’s largest electric and gas utility, providing electricity and natural gas delivery, transmission, distribution, and related customer services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the state. The utility also develops energy-efficiency, electrification, and clean-energy programs designed to support grid modernization and emissions reduction.

Through PSEG Power, the company owns and operates power-generation assets, including nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities, and participates in wholesale electricity markets. PSEG’s operations are concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with its regulated utility activities focused on New Jersey. Ralph A. LaRossa serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $71.64 to $72.45
• 50-Day Range: $66.53 to $76.58
• 52-Week Range: $66.15 to $87.63
• Volume: 2.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $36.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.98
• Dividend Yield: 3.71%
• Price Target: $89.23
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Public Service Enterprise Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Public Service Enterprise Group scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Public Service Enterprise Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Public Service Enterprise Group has a consensus price target of $89.23, representing about 23.5% upside from its current price of $72.26.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Public Service Enterprise Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.34%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Public Service Enterprise Group are expected to grow by 7.34% in the coming year, from $4.36 to $4.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Public Service Enterprise Group is 17.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Public Service Enterprise Group is 17.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 24.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Public Service Enterprise Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Public Service Enterprise Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.55% of the float of Public Service Enterprise Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Public Service Enterprise Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Public Service Enterprise Group has recently increased by 18.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Public Service Enterprise Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Public Service Enterprise Group has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Public Service Enterprise Group is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Public Service Enterprise Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.26% next year. This indicates that Public Service Enterprise Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Public Service Enterprise Group has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Public Service Enterprise Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for PEG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Public Service Enterprise Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Public Service Enterprise Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $896,328.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.19% of the stock of Public Service Enterprise Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.34% of the stock of Public Service Enterprise Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PEG
• CIK: 788784
• Web: investor.pseg.com
• Phone: (973) 430-7000
• Fax: 973-643-3367
• Employees: 13,189
• Year Founded: 1903

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Public Service Enterprise Group: $89.23
• High Price Target: $98.00
• Low Price Target: $78.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.47
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.57
• P/E Growth: 2.72
• Net Income: $2.11 billion
• Net Margins: 16.04%
• Pretax Margin: 18.15%
• Return on Equity: 12.42%
• Return on Assets: 3.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.31
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.96
• Cash Flow: $7.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.87
• Book Value: $34.02 per share
• Price / Book: 2.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 498,420,000
• Free Float: 497,473,000
• Market Cap: $36.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50