Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) Competitors

Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to PEG or SRE?

In the previous week, Sempra had 1 more articles in the media than Public Service Enterprise Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Sempra and 21 mentions for Public Service Enterprise Group. Public Service Enterprise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Sempra's score of 1.28 indicating that Public Service Enterprise Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Public Service Enterprise Group	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sempra	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PEG or SRE?

Public Service Enterprise Group presently has a consensus target price of $88.81, suggesting a potential upside of 13.94%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $80.77, suggesting a potential upside of 5.02%. Given Public Service Enterprise Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Public Service Enterprise Group is more favorable than Sempra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Service Enterprise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is PEG or SRE more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Public Service Enterprise Group's net margin of 19.48%. Public Service Enterprise Group's return on equity of 10.70% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Service Enterprise Group	19.48%	10.70%	3.22%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Which has more volatility and risk, PEG or SRE?

Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PEG or SRE?

73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PEG or SRE?

Sempra has higher revenue and earnings than Public Service Enterprise Group. Sempra 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Service Enterprise Group	$10.75B	3.62	$2.56B	$3.66	21.30
Sempra	$13.35B	3.76	$3.08B	$4.55	16.90

Is PEG or SRE a better dividend stock?

Public Service Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Public Service Enterprise Group pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 56.7% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Sempra has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEG or SRE?

Public Service Enterprise Group received 42 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.34% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave Public Service Enterprise Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Public Service Enterprise Group	Outperform Votes 535 56.61%	Underperform Votes 410 43.39%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 493 60.34%	Underperform Votes 324 39.66%

Summary

Sempra beats Public Service Enterprise Group on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.