Portland General Electric (POR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) is an investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1889, the company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout much of Oregon.

Portland General Electric operates a diverse energy portfolio that includes hydroelectric, wind, solar, natural gas and other resources, while also purchasing electricity through wholesale markets and power agreements. Its operations include electric distribution and transmission infrastructure, energy management, and customer programs focused on energy efficiency, renewable power and electric transportation.

The company serves communities across Oregon and is involved in regional electricity markets and transmission networks in the Pacific Northwest. Maria M. Pope serves as Portland General Electric’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.34 to $45.06
• 50-Day Range: $44.22 to $52.94
• 52-Week Range: $42.58 to $54.62
• Volume: 374,155 shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.72
• Dividend Yield: 4.91%
• Price Target: $50.15
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Portland General Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Portland General Electric scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 95 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Portland General Electric has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.18, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Portland General Electric has a consensus price target of $50.15, representing about 11.6% upside from its current price of $44.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Portland General Electric has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Portland General Electric are expected to grow by 5.01% in the coming year, from $3.39 to $3.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Portland General Electric is 19.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Portland General Electric is 19.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.84.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Portland General Electric has a PEG Ratio of 1.91. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Portland General Electric has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.49% of the float of Portland General Electric has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Portland General Electric has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Portland General Electric has recently increased by 5.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Portland General Electric is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Portland General Electric has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Portland General Electric is 96.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Portland General Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.80% next year. This indicates that Portland General Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.16

News Sentiment

Portland General Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Portland General Electric this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for POR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Portland General Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Portland General Electric insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $79,663.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.52% of the stock of Portland General Electric is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Portland General Electric has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:POR
• CIK: 784977
• Web: www.portlandgeneral.com
• Phone: (503) 464-8000
• Fax: 503-464-2507
• Employees: 2,877
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Portland General Electric: $50.15
• High Price Target: $58.00
• Low Price Target: $46.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.21
• P/E Growth: 1.91
• Net Income: $306 million
• Net Margins: 7.27%
• Pretax Margin: 8.40%
• Return on Equity: 7.47%
• Return on Assets: 2.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.26
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.49
• Cash Flow: $8.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.44
• Book Value: $36.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,608,000
• Free Float: 116,996,000
• Market Cap: $5.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.51