Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors $41.95 -0.88 (-2.06%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.59 +0.65 (+1.54%) As of 08:00 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. PNW, OGE, IDA, ALE, MGEE, OTTR, HE, ARRY, UTL, and NEEShould you be buying Portland General Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portland General Electric include Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), IDACORP (IDA), ALLETE (ALE), MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), and NextEra Energy (NEE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Portland General Electric vs. Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy IDACORP ALLETE MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the media favor POR or PNW? In the previous week, Portland General Electric had 9 more articles in the media than Pinnacle West Capital. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Portland General Electric and 18 mentions for Pinnacle West Capital. Pinnacle West Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Portland General Electric's score of 0.97 indicating that Pinnacle West Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Portland General Electric 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pinnacle West Capital 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, POR or PNW? Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle West Capital has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, POR or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle West Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPortland General Electric$3.44B1.34$313M$2.8414.85Pinnacle West Capital$5.21B2.10$501.56M$5.0318.16 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POR or PNW? 91.5% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Portland General Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Pinnacle West Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is POR or PNW a better dividend stock? Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Pinnacle West Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Portland General Electric pays out 73.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle West Capital pays out 71.2% 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. Portland General Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Portland General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer POR or PNW? Pinnacle West Capital received 22 more outperform votes than Portland General Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 45.29% of users gave Portland General Electric an outperform vote while only 41.48% of users gave Pinnacle West Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPortland General ElectricOutperform Votes37045.29% Underperform Votes44754.71% Pinnacle West CapitalOutperform Votes39241.48% Underperform Votes55358.52% Do analysts rate POR or PNW? Portland General Electric currently has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.15%. Pinnacle West Capital has a consensus target price of $95.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.81%. Given Portland General Electric's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than Pinnacle West Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Portland General Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10Pinnacle West Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Is POR or PNW more profitable? Pinnacle West Capital has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 9.13%. Pinnacle West Capital's return on equity of 9.60% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Portland General Electric9.13% 9.10% 2.75% Pinnacle West Capital 12.26%9.60%2.43% SummaryPinnacle West Capital beats Portland General Electric on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portland General Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ElectricElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.62B$14.99B$16.40B$19.61BDividend Yield4.68%5.02%5.73%3.84%P/E Ratio14.0119.9720.4034.79Price / Sales1.3416.1222.3435.55Price / Cash5.6110.0718.6817.51Price / Book1.222.392.114.75Net Income$313M$690.28M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.72%1.71%2.46%0.00%1 Month Performance-0.53%14.68%4.00%11.34%1 Year Performance-6.92%41.82%6.82%4.68% Portland General Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORPortland General Electric3.1384 of 5 stars$41.95-2.1%$45.60+8.7%-4.7%$4.59B$3.44B13.942,870Analyst ForecastPNWPinnacle West Capital3.7068 of 5 stars$90.04-1.7%$95.83+6.4%+18.6%$10.75B$5.21B17.0580News CoveragePositive NewsOGEOGE Energy3.9853 of 5 stars$43.54-1.9%$46.40+6.6%+21.5%$8.77B$3.14B19.792,240Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIDAIDACORP4.6174 of 5 stars$112.08-2.5%$123.57+10.3%+19.2%$6.05B$1.81B20.452,070Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeALEALLETE2.5572 of 5 stars$65.58+0.2%$67.00+2.2%+2.5%$3.80B$1.53B21.151,490Positive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.1554 of 5 stars$90.30-0.9%$80.00-11.4%+13.2%$3.30B$704.58M27.61700News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementOTTROtter Tail1.5982 of 5 stars$78.28+1.7%$83.00+6.0%-14.0%$3.28B$1.32B10.922,420News CoverageHEHawaiian Electric Industries2.8295 of 5 stars$10.71+2.1%$12.00+12.0%-3.7%$1.85B$3.22B-0.913,760News CoveragePositive NewsARRYArray Technologies3.2404 of 5 stars$6.84+15.0%$9.50+38.9%-28.6%$1.04B$1.06B-7.05470Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeUTLUnitil2.8018 of 5 stars$54.64-3.7%$55.00+0.7%+1.8%$887.91M$486.90M18.65520Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.8834 of 5 stars$69.66-0.9%$83.46+19.8%-2.1%$143.40B$25.27B20.6715,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pinnacle West Capital Competitors OGE Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors ALLETE Competitors MGE Energy Competitors Otter Tail Competitors Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors Array Technologies Competitors Unitil Competitors NextEra Energy 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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