NiSource vs PG&E
NI and PCG 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 NI and PCG compare
PG&E is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as NiSource ($35.5B against $22.1B).
On earnings, PG&E is cheaper: it trades at 9.8× trailing earnings, against 23.5× for NiSource.
NiSource grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.3% versus 4.1% for PG&E).
Both pay dividends: NiSource yields 2.0% and PG&E 1.5%.
PG&E scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for NiSource), 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 | NI | PCG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $22.1B | $35.5B |
| Share price | $46.05 | $13.25 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.5% | −21.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 82.6% | 7.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 7,738 | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.5× | 9.8× (better) |
| P/S | 1.9× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3× (better) | 19.2× |
| PEG | 5.02 | 0.82 (better) |
| FCF yield | −7.1% (better) | −14.0% |
| Fair value | $41.12 | $20.88 |
| Margin of safety | −12.0% | 36.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.3% (better) | 4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% (better) | 6.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 3.2% | 13.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 86.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 16.6% | 20.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.2% | – |
| FCF margin | −13.7% (better) | −19.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% (better) | 5.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.91 | 1.88 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.68 (better) | 12.32 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× (better) | 1.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.50 | 1.03 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.87 (better) | 0.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% (better) | 1.5% |
| Payout ratio | 60.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 9 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.29% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% (better) | 1.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.4% | 80.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.37% | 0.21% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.9M (better) | −$7.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 1.6% |
Go deeper
- NI stock overview
- NI income statement
- NI valuation and score
- PCG stock overview
- PCG income statement
- PCG valuation and score
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For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.