Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors

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POR vs. EVRG, LNT, AEE, AVA, and CMS

Should you buy Portland General Electric stock or one of its competitors? Portland General Electric's main competitors and comparable companies include Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Avista (AVA), and CMS Energy (CMS). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

How does Portland General Electric compare to Evergy?

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Evergy has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portland General Electric	$3.58B	1.49	$306M	$2.27	19.96
Evergy	$5.96B	3.13	$855.60M	$3.94	20.55

Evergy has a net margin of 15.19% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 7.27%. Evergy's return on equity of 9.20% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portland General Electric	7.27%	7.47%	2.30%
Evergy	15.19%	9.20%	2.76%

87.2% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Evergy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Portland General Electric pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Evergy pays out 70.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Evergy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Portland General Electric presently has a consensus price target of $50.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Evergy has a consensus price target of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evergy is more favorable than Portland General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portland General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Evergy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

In the previous week, Evergy had 5 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Evergy and 0 mentions for Portland General Electric. Evergy's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Portland General Electric's score of -0.20 indicating that Evergy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portland General Electric	Neutral
Evergy	Neutral

Summary

Evergy beats Portland General Electric on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portland General Electric compare to Alliant Energy?

Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Alliant Energy presently has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.93%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $50.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Portland General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliant Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Portland General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Portland General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliant Energy	$4.36B	3.91	$810M	$3.16	20.84
Portland General Electric	$3.58B	1.49	$306M	$2.27	19.96

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alliant Energy and 0 mentions for Portland General Electric. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Portland General Electric's score of -0.20 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alliant Energy	Positive
Portland General Electric	Neutral

Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 7.27%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.16% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliant Energy	18.45%	11.16%	3.31%
Portland General Electric	7.27%	7.47%	2.30%

Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Alliant Energy pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Portland General Electric has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Alliant Energy beats Portland General Electric on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portland General Electric compare to Ameren?

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) and Ameren (NYSE:AEE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

79.1% of Ameren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ameren has a net margin of 17.86% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 7.27%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.95% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portland General Electric	7.27%	7.47%	2.30%
Ameren	17.86%	10.95%	3.00%

Portland General Electric presently has a consensus price target of $50.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $118.08, indicating a potential upside of 15.66%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than Portland General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portland General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Ameren	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Portland General Electric pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameren pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Ameren has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Ameren had 5 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ameren and 0 mentions for Portland General Electric. Ameren's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Portland General Electric's score of -0.20 indicating that Ameren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portland General Electric	Neutral
Ameren	Positive

Ameren has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. Ameren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portland General Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portland General Electric	$3.58B	1.49	$306M	$2.27	19.96
Ameren	$8.80B	3.21	$1.46B	$5.68	17.97

Summary

Ameren beats Portland General Electric on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portland General Electric compare to Avista?

Avista (NYSE:AVA) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Portland General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Avista. Avista is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portland General Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avista	$1.96B	1.51	$193M	$2.77	12.80
Portland General Electric	$3.58B	1.49	$306M	$2.27	19.96

Avista pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Avista pays out 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avista has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years and Portland General Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Avista is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Avista has a net margin of 11.83% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 7.27%. Avista's return on equity of 7.85% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avista	11.83%	7.85%	2.57%
Portland General Electric	7.27%	7.47%	2.30%

Avista has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Avista currently has a consensus target price of $38.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $50.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.68%. Given Portland General Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than Avista.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avista	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Portland General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

85.2% of Avista shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avista shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Avista had 3 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Avista and 0 mentions for Portland General Electric. Avista's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Portland General Electric's score of -0.20 indicating that Avista is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Avista	Positive
Portland General Electric	Neutral

Summary

Avista beats Portland General Electric on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portland General Electric compare to CMS Energy?

CMS Energy (NYSE:CMS) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

CMS Energy has a net margin of 11.64% compared to Portland General Electric's net margin of 7.27%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat Portland General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMS Energy	11.64%	10.76%	2.62%
Portland General Electric	7.27%	7.47%	2.30%

CMS Energy presently has a consensus price target of $79.19, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Portland General Electric has a consensus price target of $50.15, suggesting a potential upside of 10.68%. Given CMS Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than Portland General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Portland General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Portland General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CMS Energy and 0 mentions for Portland General Electric. CMS Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Portland General Electric's score of -0.20 indicating that CMS Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CMS Energy	Neutral
Portland General Electric	Neutral

93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of CMS Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Portland General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CMS Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric. CMS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portland General Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMS Energy	$8.54B	2.40	$1.07B	$3.33	19.66
Portland General Electric	$3.58B	1.49	$306M	$2.27	19.96

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. CMS Energy pays out 68.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portland General Electric pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Portland General Electric has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

CMS Energy beats Portland General Electric on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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POR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Portland General Electric	Electric Utilities Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$5.33B	$26.85B	$15.22B	$22.94B
Dividend Yield	4.86%	4.02%	4.05%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	19.96	15.64	24.14	28.60
Price / Sales	1.49	524.57	358.21	14.92
Price / Cash	5.58	27.87	18.53	37.72
Price / Book	1.23	1.66	2.17	4.72
Net Income	$306M	$1.61B	$690.52M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	1.73%	1.69%	0.40%	0.35%
1 Month Performance	-6.68%	-1.07%	-2.18%	-2.94%
1 Year Performance	4.07%	10.80%	2.27%	9.25%

Portland General Electric Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
POR Portland General Electric	3.1688 of 5 stars	$45.31 -0.1%	$50.15 +10.7%	+3.4%	$5.33B	$3.58B	19.96	2,877
EVRG Evergy	4.6402 of 5 stars	$79.09 -0.1%	$90.60 +14.6%	+5.6%	$18.25B	$6.09B	20.07	4,691	Analyst Forecast
LNT Alliant Energy	4.2961 of 5 stars	$64.29 -0.1%	$77.00 +19.8%	-2.1%	$16.68B	$4.36B	20.35	2,948	Analyst Revision
AEE Ameren	4.4306 of 5 stars	$99.81 -0.1%	$118.08 +18.3%	-0.9%	$27.67B	$8.80B	17.57	8,913
AVA Avista	4.3275 of 5 stars	$35.16 -0.4%	$39.25 +11.6%	-4.6%	$2.96B	$1.96B	12.69	1,929	Analyst Forecast

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Portland General Electric (POR) Competitors

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POR vs. EVRG, LNT, AEE, AVA, and CMS

How does Portland General Electric compare to Evergy?

Which has more volatility & risk, POR or EVRG?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, POR or EVRG?

Is POR or EVRG more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in POR or EVRG?

Is POR or EVRG a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer POR or EVRG?

Does the media prefer POR or EVRG?

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How does Portland General Electric compare to Alliant Energy?

Do analysts prefer LNT or POR?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LNT or POR?

Does the media favor LNT or POR?

Which has more risk and volatility, LNT or POR?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LNT or POR?

Is LNT or POR more profitable?

Is LNT or POR a better dividend stock?

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How does Portland General Electric compare to Ameren?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in POR or AEE?

Is POR or AEE more profitable?

Do analysts recommend POR or AEE?

Which has more volatility & risk, POR or AEE?

Is POR or AEE a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor POR or AEE?

Which has better valuation & earnings, POR or AEE?

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How does Portland General Electric compare to Avista?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AVA or POR?

Is AVA or POR a better dividend stock?

Is AVA or POR more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, AVA or POR?

Do analysts prefer AVA or POR?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVA or POR?

Does the media prefer AVA or POR?

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How does Portland General Electric compare to CMS Energy?

Is CMS or POR more profitable?

Do analysts recommend CMS or POR?

Which has more volatility & risk, CMS or POR?

Does the media prefer CMS or POR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMS or POR?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CMS or POR?

Is CMS or POR a better dividend stock?

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