NYSE:PEG - Public Service Enterprise Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Public Service Enterprise Group's stock was trading at $48.75 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PEG shares have decreased by 8.8% and is now trading at $44.48. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Public Service Enterprise Group in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Public Service Enterprise Group.

Public Service Enterprise Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Public Service Enterprise Group.

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 26th. The utilities provider reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $2.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.85 billion. Public Service Enterprise Group had a return on equity of 11.19% and a net margin of 16.80%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.56 earnings per share. View Public Service Enterprise Group's earnings history.

Public Service Enterprise Group declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.49 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This is a boost from Public Service Enterprise Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. View Public Service Enterprise Group's dividend history.

Public Service Enterprise Group updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.30-3.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.40.

11 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Public Service Enterprise Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $69.00. On average, they anticipate Public Service Enterprise Group's stock price to reach $62.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 41.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Public Service Enterprise Group.

Media stories about PEG stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Public Service Enterprise Group earned a news sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutPublic Service Enterprise Group.

Public Service Enterprise Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 6,179,100 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the February 27th total of 5,810,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,070,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Public Service Enterprise Group's Current Options Chain.

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Public Service Enterprise Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PEG."

Public Service Enterprise Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Capital World Investors (5.86%), State Street Corp (5.63%), Capital Research Global Investors (2.95%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.54%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.08%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.95%). Company insiders that own Public Service Enterprise Group stock include Daniel J Cregg, Derek M Dirisio, Ralph A Larossa, Ralph Izzo, Rose M Chernick, Stuart J Black and Tamara Louise Linde. View institutional ownership trends for Public Service Enterprise Group.

PEG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, FMR LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. Company insiders that have sold Public Service Enterprise Group company stock in the last year include Daniel J Cregg, Derek M Dirisio, Ralph A Larossa, Ralph Izzo, Rose M Chernick, and Tamara Louise Linde. View insider buying and selling activity for Public Service Enterprise Group.

PEG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Capital International Investors, State Street Corp, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Teilinger Capital Ltd., Macquarie Group Ltd., and Macquarie Group Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for Public Service Enterprise Group.

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One share of PEG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.48.

Public Service Enterprise Group has a market capitalization of $22.47 billion and generates $10.08 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $1.69 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.28 on an earnings per share basis. Public Service Enterprise Group employs 12,992 workers across the globe. View additional information about Public Service Enterprise Group.

The official website for Public Service Enterprise Group is http://www.pseg.com/.

Public Service Enterprise Group's mailing address is 80 PARK PLAZA, NEWARK NJ, 07102. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 973-430-7000.