POR vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, BKH, CMS, IDA, NWE, OGE, PPL, and WEC
Should you be buying Portland General Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portland General Electric include American Electric Power (AEP), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Black Hills (BKH), CMS Energy (CMS), IDACORP (IDA), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), OGE Energy (OGE), PPL (PPL), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Portland General Electric vs. Its Competitors
American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
75.2% of American Electric Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Portland General Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
American Electric Power presently has a consensus target price of $108.31, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Given Portland General Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than American Electric Power.
American Electric Power has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. American Electric Power pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 73.9% 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. American Electric Power has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Portland General Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
American Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, American Electric Power had 12 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for American Electric Power and 14 mentions for Portland General Electric. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Portland General Electric's score of 0.44 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Electric Power has a net margin of 13.73% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 8.84%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.68% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.
Summary
American Electric Power beats Portland General Electric on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:POR) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
