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

Company Overview

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) is a regulated electric utility company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1888, the company has grown to serve more than 900,000 customers across western Oregon, including the Portland metropolitan area. Its core operations encompass the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, ensuring reliable power delivery to residential, commercial and industrial clients throughout its service territory.

PGE’s generation portfolio features a diverse mix of energy sources, including natural gas-fired plants, hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and solar arrays. The company continually evaluates opportunities to expand renewable capacity and integrate emerging technologies to meet evolving customer demands. In addition to owning and operating generation assets, PGE actively participates in wholesale power markets and engages in long-term power purchase agreements to balance supply and demand and manage price volatility.

Regulated by the Oregon Public Utility Commission, Portland General Electric is responsible for maintaining and upgrading its transmission and distribution network. The company invests in grid modernization initiatives—such as advanced metering infrastructure, automated outage restoration and cybersecurity enhancements—to bolster system resilience. PGE also offers demand-response and energy-efficiency programs designed to help customers reduce consumption and lower overall energy costs.

Under the leadership of President and CEO Maria Pope, Portland General Electric continues to pursue a strategy centered on sustainability, reliability and customer service. The executive team emphasizes community engagement and environmental stewardship, aiming to achieve a lower-carbon portfolio by partnering with local stakeholders and adhering to state clean-energy goals. Through strategic investments and operational excellence, PGE seeks to deliver safe, affordable and increasingly sustainable electricity to its Oregon communities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.81 to $41.26
• 50-Day Range: $40.01 to $42.91
• 52-Week Range: $39.55 to $49.85
• Volume: 651,595 shs
• Average Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.53
• Dividend Yield: 5.09%
• Price Target: $45.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Portland General Electric Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Portland General Electric scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th out of 294 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Portland General Electric has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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: 4.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Portland General Electric are expected to grow by 4.05% in the coming year, from $3.21 to $3.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Portland General Electric is 14.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Portland General Electric is 14.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Portland General Electric has a PEG Ratio of 3.79. 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 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.80% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Portland General Electric has recently decreased by 3.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Portland General Electric is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.13%, 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 73.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Portland General Electric will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.87% next year. This indicates that Portland General Electric will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.80% 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 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Portland General Electric has recently decreased by 3.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Portland General Electric has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Portland General Electric this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 26 people have searched for POR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Portland General Electric to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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 $79,372.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.40% of the stock of Portland General Electric is held by insiders.

POR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have POR shares performed this year?

Portland General Electric's stock was trading at $43.62 at the start of the year. Since then, POR stock has decreased by 5.4% and is now trading at $41.2740.

How were Portland General Electric's earnings last quarter?

Portland General Electric Company (NYSE:POR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The utilities provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Portland General Electric?

Shares of POR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Portland General Electric own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Portland General Electric investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Tesla (TSLA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/25/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/24/2025
• Today: 7/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:POR
• CIK: 784977
• Web: www.portlandgeneral.com
• Phone: (503) 464-8000
• Fax: 503-464-2507
• Employees: 2,915
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $45.60
• High Stock Price Target: $51.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.86
• P/E Growth: 3.79
• Net Income: $313 million
• Net Margins: 8.84%
• Pretax Margin: 10.18%
• Return on Equity: 8.24%
• Return on Assets: 2.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $7.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.22
• Book Value: $35.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 109,514,000
• Free Float: 109,076,000
• Market Cap: $4.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56