Sempra (SRE) Competitors

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) and Sempra (NYSE:SRE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCG or SRE?

PG&E received 392 more outperform votes than Sempra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.37% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 60.29% of users gave Sempra an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PG&E	Outperform Votes 884 63.37%	Underperform Votes 511 36.63%
Sempra	Outperform Votes 492 60.29%	Underperform Votes 324 39.71%

Is PCG or SRE a better dividend stock?

PG&E pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sempra pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. PG&E pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sempra pays out 58.4% 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. Sempra has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sempra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is PCG or SRE more profitable?

Sempra has a net margin of 22.63% compared to PG&E's net margin of 10.27%. PG&E's return on equity of 10.94% beat Sempra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PG&E	10.27%	10.94%	2.26%
Sempra	22.63%	8.06%	3.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, PCG or SRE?

PG&E has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sempra has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PCG or SRE?

PG&E currently has a consensus target price of $21.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.78%. Sempra has a consensus target price of $80.54, indicating a potential upside of 6.65%. Given PG&E's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PG&E is more favorable than Sempra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PG&E	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Sempra	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media favor PCG or SRE?

In the previous week, PG&E had 8 more articles in the media than Sempra. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for PG&E and 23 mentions for Sempra. PG&E's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Sempra's score of 1.06 indicating that PG&E is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PG&E	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sempra	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PCG or SRE?

78.6% of PG&E shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Sempra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PG&E shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sempra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PCG or SRE?

Sempra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PG&E. PG&E is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sempra, 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
PG&E	$24.54B	1.85	$2.51B	$1.09	15.53
Sempra	$13.19B	3.73	$3.08B	$4.42	17.09

Summary

PG&E and Sempra tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.