Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors $42.14 +0.69 (+1.66%) Closing price 08/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.17 +0.03 (+0.07%) As of 04:00 AM 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, IDA, NWE, OGE, PPL, 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), 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 Alliant Energy Ameren Black Hills CMS Energy IDACORP NorthWestern Energy Group OGE Energy PPL WEC Energy Group Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) and American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Is POR or AEP a better dividend stock? Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. American Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 pays out 54.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and American Electric Power has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, POR or AEP? Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Electric Power has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer POR or AEP? Portland General Electric presently has a consensus price target of $45.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. American Electric Power has a consensus price target of $111.29, indicating a potential downside of 3.23%. Given Portland General Electric's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than American Electric Power.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) 2.10American Electric Power 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has higher valuation and earnings, POR or AEP? 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 RatioPortland General Electric$3.49B1.32$313M$2.7115.55American Electric Power$19.72B3.12$2.97B$6.8416.81 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of POR or AEP? 75.2% of American Electric Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Portland General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to POR or AEP? In the previous week, American Electric Power had 43 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for American Electric Power and 18 mentions for Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat American Electric Power's score of 0.95 indicating that Portland General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Portland General Electric 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Electric Power 27 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is POR or AEP 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 Portland General Electric8.43% 8.07% 2.45% American Electric Power 17.68%11.55%3.11% SummaryAmerican Electric Power beats Portland General Electric on 14 of the 19 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 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$4.54B$25.23B$16.11B$20.47BDividend Yield5.11%3.71%5.48%3.70%P/E Ratio15.5534.9520.1229.36Price / Sales1.324.24195.0578.20Price / Cash5.319.0419.1717.52Price / Book1.172.352.184.62Net Income$313M$1.43B$751.46M$993.83M7 Day Performance2.09%1.20%0.26%-1.79%1 Month Performance2.10%2.23%18.34%-1.30%1 Year Performance-8.89%23.26%194.89%15.88% Portland General Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORPortland General Electric2.6384 of 5 stars$42.14+1.7%$45.40+7.7%-12.3%$4.54B$3.49B15.552,915Positive NewsInsider TradeAEPAmerican Electric Power4.388 of 5 stars$107.95-1.7%$108.31+0.3%+13.0%$58.65B$19.72B20.8016,330Earnings ReportLNTAlliant Energy3.9041 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+16.2%$16.68B$3.98B22.012,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEEAmeren4.3196 of 5 stars$98.42-1.7%$101.36+3.0%+25.2%$27.05B$7.62B21.828,981Positive NewsEarnings ReportBKHBlack Hills4.5166 of 5 stars$55.95-1.3%$66.00+18.0%-0.1%$4.11B$2.13B14.272,841Positive NewsEarnings ReportCMSCMS Energy3.3817 of 5 stars$71.37-1.9%$77.25+8.2%+13.0%$21.77B$7.52B21.188,324Positive NewsEarnings ReportIDAIDACORP3.7407 of 5 stars$120.80-2.0%$122.86+1.7%+21.5%$6.66B$1.83B21.462,141Earnings ReportNWENorthWestern Energy Group2.7302 of 5 stars$52.11-1.0%$60.00+15.1%+1.5%$3.20B$1.51B14.281,573Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOGEOGE Energy4.1492 of 5 stars$44.25-1.4%$46.80+5.8%+15.4%$9.03B$2.99B18.292,291Earnings ReportPPLPPL3.4525 of 5 stars$35.76-2.2%$36.70+2.6%+18.2%$27.03B$8.46B26.496,653Earnings ReportWECWEC Energy Group3.6132 of 5 stars$107.52-1.8%$106.40-1.0%+23.5%$34.95B$9.07B20.967,017Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Electric Power Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Ameren Competitors Black Hills Competitors CMS Energy Competitors IDACORP Competitors NorthWestern Energy Group Competitors OGE Energy Competitors PPL 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 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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