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

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Portland General Electric in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" POR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in POR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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8 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Portland General Electric's stock. Their POR share price forecasts range from $42.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $48.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.7% from the stock's current price.
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Portland General Electric's stock was trading at $49.00 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, POR stock has decreased by 20.6% and is now trading at $38.89.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 27th 2023.
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Portland General Electric will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, October 27th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July, 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.05. The utilities provider earned $648 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $571.82 million. Portland General Electric had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.03% and a net margin of 7.82%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 EPS.

Portland General Electric declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 21st. Investors of record on Monday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.475 per share on Monday, October 16th. This represents a $1.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 22nd.
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Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.69%. POR has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 17 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 79.17%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, POR will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.49% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Portland General Electric updated its FY23 earnings guidance on Friday, July, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.60-2.75 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.69.

40 employees have rated Portland General Electric Chief Executive Officer Maria Pope on Glassdoor.com. Maria Pope has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

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Portland General Electric trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "POR."

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One share of POR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.89.

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) has a market capitalization of $3.93 billion and generates $2.65 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $233 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,873 workers across the globe.

Portland General Electric's mailing address is 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR, 97204. The official website for the company is www.portlandgeneral.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (503) 464-8000, via email at investors@pgn.com, or via fax at 503-464-2507.