Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) Competitors $80.57 -0.83 (-1.02%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.00 -0.57 (-0.71%) As of 10/10/2025 07:34 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PEG vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, CMS, DTE, ED, ETR, NI, OGE, and SREShould you be buying Public Service Enterprise Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Public Service Enterprise Group include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), DTE Energy (DTE), Consolidated Edison (ED), Entergy (ETR), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), and Sempra Energy (SRE). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Public Service Enterprise Group vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren CMS Energy DTE Energy Consolidated Edison Entergy NiSource OGE Energy Sempra Energy Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Is PEG or AEP more profitable? Public Service Enterprise Group has a net margin of 17.78% compared to American Electric Power's net margin of 17.68%. Public Service Enterprise Group's return on equity of 12.08% beat American Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Public Service Enterprise Group17.78% 12.08% 3.58% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% Is PEG or AEP a better dividend stock? Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% 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. Public Service Enterprise Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. American Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PEG or AEP? 73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power 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. Which has more volatility and risk, PEG or AEP? Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PEG or AEP? American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Public Service Enterprise Group. American Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Service Enterprise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPublic Service Enterprise Group$11.13B3.61$1.77B$3.9620.35American Electric Power$19.72B3.17$2.97B$6.8417.11 Does the media prefer PEG or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 12 more articles in the media than Public Service Enterprise Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for American Electric Power and 21 mentions for Public Service Enterprise Group. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Public Service Enterprise Group's score of 1.22 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Public Service Enterprise Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 23 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PEG or AEP? Public Service Enterprise Group currently has a consensus target price of $90.95, suggesting a potential upside of 12.88%. American Electric Power has a consensus target price of $114.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.17%. Given Public Service Enterprise Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Public Service Enterprise Group is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Public Service Enterprise Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Public Service Enterprise Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Public Service Enterprise Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 PEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPublic Service Enterprise GroupUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$40.25B$26.04B$16.61B$21.48BDividend Yield3.10%3.52%4.66%3.66%P/E Ratio20.3519.3357.0928.89Price / Sales3.614.2733.4661.79Price / Cash12.049.2019.1923.41Price / Book2.492.342.254.51Net Income$1.77B$1.43B$748.50M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.77%0.16%0.12%-3.53%1 Month Performance-2.62%4.46%7.60%-1.39%1 Year Performance-8.09%16.12%80.88%10.40% Public Service Enterprise Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8467 of 5 stars$80.57-1.0%$90.95+12.9%-8.1%$40.25B$11.13B20.3526,094Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAEPAmerican Electric Power4.2414 of 5 stars$115.66+1.4%$111.63-3.5%+19.1%$61.85B$19.72B16.9116,330Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLNTAlliant Energy3.9229 of 5 stars$68.12+2.0%$66.00-3.1%+13.5%$17.50B$3.98B21.022,998Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEEAmeren4.0555 of 5 stars$104.83+1.1%$105.75+0.9%+19.7%$28.35B$7.62B23.048,981Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCMSCMS Energy3.9881 of 5 stars$73.19+1.2%$77.36+5.7%+6.7%$21.91B$8.02B21.658,324News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDTEDTE Energy4.3353 of 5 stars$141.84+1.3%$144.00+1.5%+12.3%$29.44B$14.20B20.419,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.2833 of 5 stars$99.28+0.5%$105.91+6.7%+0.0%$35.81B$16.15B18.0215,097Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionETREntergy4.412 of 5 stars$97.46+2.2%$92.20-5.4%+45.7%$43.51B$11.88B24.2712,267Analyst ForecastNINiSource4.4439 of 5 stars$44.18+0.8%$44.38+0.4%+26.3%$20.80B$5.46B23.507,746Analyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy3.8816 of 5 stars$46.14+0.5%$47.00+1.9%+15.0%$9.29B$2.99B18.912,291News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSRESempra Energy4.4272 of 5 stars$92.41+1.1%$84.55-8.5%+9.7%$60.29B$13.34B22.3216,773Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEP Alternatives LNT Alternatives AEE Alternatives CMS Alternatives DTE Alternatives ED Alternatives ETR Alternatives NI Alternatives OGE Alternatives SRE Alternatives 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:PEG) was last updated on 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredMiss This IRS Strategy Now, Regret It LaterWith Donald Trump back in the White House, many believe an economic revival could be underway — but it also br...American Alternative | SponsoredRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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