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After finishing at $41.50 in the prior trading day, Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) closed at $40.94, down -1.35%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. POR stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.51.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of POR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.28.
On May 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $46.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on May 05, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 17 ’25 when Felton Benjamin sold 1,845 shares for $43.02 per share. The transaction valued at 79,372 led to the insider holds 32,646 shares of the business.
Felton Benjamin bought 1,845 shares of POR for $79,372 on Apr 17 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Felton Benjamin, who serves as the EVP, COO of the company, sold 575 shares for $41.32 each. As a result, the insider received 23,759 and left with 37,282 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, POR now has a Market Capitalization of 4483503104 and an Enterprise Value of 9860516864. As of this moment, Portland’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.867 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.481.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for POR is 0.59, which has changed by -0.09564835 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, POR has reached a high of $49.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.10%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 865390 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 109.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.86M. Insiders hold about 0.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.37% stake in the company. Shares short for POR as of 1745971200 were 4442395 with a Short Ratio of 3.80, compared to 1743379200 on 4395757. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4442395 and a Short% of Float of 5.3200003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, POR’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.0, compared to 2.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04819277The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.88.