Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors $42.56 +0.08 (+0.19%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.48 -0.08 (-0.19%) As of 09/12/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock POR vs. AEP, LNT, AEE, BKH, CMS, DTE, IDA, NWE, OGE, and WECShould 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), DTE Energy (DTE), IDACORP (IDA), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), OGE Energy (OGE), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Portland General Electric vs. Its Competitors American Electric Power Alliant Energy Ameren Black Hills CMS Energy DTE Energy IDACORP NorthWestern Energy Group OGE Energy WEC Energy Group American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend AEP or POR? American Electric Power currently has a consensus target price of $111.93, suggesting a potential upside of 2.26%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $45.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.67%. Given Portland General Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than American Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Portland General Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Does the media refer more to AEP or POR? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 17 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for American Electric Power and 14 mentions for Portland General Electric. American Electric Power's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Portland General Electric's score of 0.78 indicating that American Electric Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Electric Power 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Portland General Electric 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AEP or POR? 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AEP or POR more profitable? American Electric Power has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 8.43%. American Electric Power's return on equity of 11.55% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Electric Power17.68% 11.55% 3.11% Portland General Electric 8.43%8.07%2.45% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEP or POR? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Electric Power$19.72B2.97$2.97B$6.8416.00Portland General Electric$3.44B1.36$313M$2.7115.70 Is AEP or POR a better dividend stock? American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. American Electric Power pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 77.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Portland General Electric has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, AEP or POR? American Electric Power has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Portland General Electric on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding POR 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 POR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortland General ElectricUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.66B$25.33B$16.54B$21.49BDividend Yield4.93%3.61%5.32%3.49%P/E Ratio15.7019.4452.3129.75Price / Sales1.364.2429.6951.60Price / Cash5.459.0819.3318.13Price / Book1.182.302.234.63Net Income$313M$1.43B$752.30M$999.94M7 Day Performance1.20%2.15%1.20%0.62%1 Month Performance0.38%-0.21%0.90%4.34%1 Year Performance-12.41%10.32%212.23%16.38% Portland General Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORPortland General Electric2.2715 of 5 stars$42.56+0.2%$45.40+6.7%-12.4%$4.66B$3.44B15.702,915Short Interest ↑AEPAmerican Electric Power4.3002 of 5 stars$111.02-0.7%$111.29+0.2%+5.1%$59.37B$19.72B16.2316,330Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.8933 of 5 stars$65.07+0.1%$65.50+0.7%+8.7%$16.72B$3.98B20.082,998Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.5883 of 5 stars$99.81+0.1%$102.80+3.0%+20.0%$26.98B$7.62B21.948,981Positive NewsBKHBlack Hills4.1822 of 5 stars$59.76+0.0%$66.00+10.4%-2.0%$4.36B$2.13B15.052,841Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy4.0963 of 5 stars$71.55+0.5%$77.25+8.0%+2.2%$21.42B$7.52B21.178,324DTEDTE Energy4.5193 of 5 stars$136.69+0.1%$143.38+4.9%+8.6%$28.37B$12.46B19.679,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeIDAIDACORP4.1048 of 5 stars$125.020.0%$123.57-1.2%+21.2%$6.76B$1.83B22.012,141Positive NewsNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.7556 of 5 stars$57.510.0%$60.00+4.3%+2.1%$3.53B$1.53B15.761,573Positive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.8947 of 5 stars$44.66+0.1%$46.80+4.8%+8.6%$8.99B$2.99B18.302,291Positive NewsWECWEC Energy Group4.1011 of 5 stars$106.54+0.2%$106.40-0.1%+15.3%$34.28B$8.60B20.417,017Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors Black Hills Competitors CMS Energy Competitors DTE Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors OGE Energy Competitors WEC Energy Group Competitors 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:POR) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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