PG&E vs Public Service Enterprise
PCG and PEG side by side, both in combination electric and gas, and other utility. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PCG and PEG compare
PG&E and Public Service Enterprise are about the same size, with market caps of $35.3B and $37.0B.
On earnings, PG&E is cheaper: it trades at 9.6× trailing earnings, against 18.5× for Public Service Enterprise.
Public Service Enterprise grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.7% versus 5.7% for PG&E).
Both pay dividends: PG&E yields 1.5% and Public Service Enterprise 3.6%.
PG&E scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for Public Service Enterprise), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PCG | PEG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.3B | $37.0B |
| Share price | $13.18 | $74.29 |
| Change, 1 year | −16.4% | −7.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.1% | 15.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.50 | 0.48 |
| Employees | 26K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.6× (better) | 18.5× |
| P/S | 1.4× (better) | 3.0× |
| P/B | 1.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.1× (better) | 21.1× |
| P/FCF | – | 134× |
| PEG | 0.80 | 0.68 (better) |
| FCF yield | −12.1% | 0.75% (better) |
| Fair value | $21.76 | $67.90 |
| Margin of safety | 39.4% (better) | −9.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.7% | 12.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.2% (better) | 4.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 1.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.6% (better) | 1.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 2.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 64.0% |
| Operating margin | 20.0% | 23.1% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 16.0% |
| FCF margin | −16.5% | 2.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.89 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.24 | 8.39 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.7× | 2.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.22 (better) | 0.88 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.52 | 1.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 3.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 64.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 14 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 5.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 77.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.8M | −$2.8M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.4% | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- PCG stock overview
- PCG income statement
- PCG valuation and score
- PEG stock overview
- PEG income statement
- PEG valuation and score
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