Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Competitors $94.78 -0.41 (-0.43%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNW vs. ETR, PPL, FE, EIX, ES, OGE, IDA, POR, ALE, and MGEEShould you be buying Pinnacle West Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pinnacle West Capital include Entergy (ETR), PPL (PPL), FirstEnergy (FE), Edison International (EIX), Eversource Energy (ES), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE), and MGE Energy (MGEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Pinnacle West Capital vs. Entergy PPL FirstEnergy Edison International Eversource Energy OGE Energy IDACORP Portland General Electric ALLETE MGE Energy Entergy (NYSE:ETR) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and community ranking. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ETR or PNW? Entergy has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEntergy$11.88B3.04$2.36B$2.4334.50Pinnacle West Capital$5.12B2.20$501.56M$5.2218.16 Do analysts recommend ETR or PNW? Entergy presently has a consensus target price of $85.54, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.76%. Given Entergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Entergy is more favorable than Pinnacle West Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Entergy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is ETR or PNW a better dividend stock? Entergy pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Entergy pays out 98.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 68.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ETR or PNW more profitable? Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Entergy's net margin of 8.90%. Entergy's return on equity of 10.68% beat Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Entergy8.90% 10.68% 2.49% Pinnacle West Capital 12.26%9.60%2.43% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ETR or PNW? Entergy received 80 more outperform votes than Pinnacle West Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.95% of users gave Entergy an outperform vote while only 41.66% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEntergyOutperform Votes47249.95% Underperform Votes47350.05% Pinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.66% Underperform Votes54958.34% Which has more volatility and risk, ETR or PNW? Entergy has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ETR or PNW? 88.1% of Entergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Entergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer ETR or PNW? In the previous week, Entergy had 28 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Entergy and 17 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Entergy's score of 1.12 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Entergy 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinnacle West Capital 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEntergy beats Pinnacle West Capital on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pinnacle West Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PNW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPinnacle West CapitalElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.33B$14.22B$15.93B$18.91BDividend Yield3.78%4.79%5.67%4.02%P/E Ratio17.9919.1415.6932.86Price / Sales2.2016.7822.3027.79Price / Cash5.4110.0718.5317.52Price / Book1.712.202.034.47Net Income$501.56M$690.28M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.21%0.39%0.42%0.60%1 Month Performance-0.48%2.07%1.49%-2.74%1 Year Performance26.45%443.11%10.46%4.48% Pinnacle West Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNWPinnacle West Capital3.8194 of 5 stars$94.78-0.4%$95.50+0.8%+29.2%$11.33B$5.12B17.9980Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownETREntergy4.2211 of 5 stars$80.01-3.9%$85.25+6.5%+55.9%$34.47B$11.88B32.8611,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPPLPPL3.1881 of 5 stars$35.15-1.6%$35.70+1.6%+33.1%$25.98B$8.46B29.056,530Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageFEFirstEnergy3.3624 of 5 stars$41.46-1.3%$45.17+8.9%+11.9%$23.91B$13.47B26.7512,300Analyst ForecastEIXEdison International4.9802 of 5 stars$55.48-3.3%$76.75+38.3%-24.7%$21.36B$17.60B16.2713,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsESEversource Energy4.1595 of 5 stars$56.07-2.4%$65.78+17.3%-1.7%$20.58B$11.90B24.279,630Analyst ForecastPositive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.8857 of 5 stars$43.96-2.5%$46.00+4.6%+31.1%$8.85B$2.99B19.982,240Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsIDAIDACORP3.891 of 5 stars$116.35-2.5%$120.50+3.6%+24.8%$6.29B$1.83B21.232,070Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.5691 of 5 stars$42.27-1.9%$45.78+8.3%-2.5%$4.63B$3.44B14.042,870Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastALEALLETE3.5838 of 5 stars$64.68-0.1%$67.00+3.6%+10.4%$3.75B$1.53B20.861,490Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.503 of 5 stars$89.30-1.4%$80.00-10.4%+15.4%$3.26B$676.94M27.31700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ETR Alternatives PPL Alternatives FE Alternatives EIX Alternatives ES Alternatives OGE Alternatives IDA Alternatives POR Alternatives ALE Alternatives MGEE 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:PNW) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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