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After finishing at $47.19 in the prior trading day, Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) closed at $46.49, down -1.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded. POR stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.41.
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 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Evercore ISI on September 25, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $54.
On September 20, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $48.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on September 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $48 to $49.
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 Nov 06 ’24 when Bekkedahl Larry Neal sold 2,000 shares for $47.17 per share. The transaction valued at 94,340 led to the insider holds 26,765 shares of the business.
Bekkedahl Larry Neal bought 2,000 shares of POR for $94,364 on Nov 06 ’24. On Sep 11 ’24, another insider, Felton Benjamin, who serves as the EVP, COO of the company, bought 11 shares for $47.48 each. As a result, the insider paid 522 and bolstered with 30,153 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 4902649856 and an Enterprise Value of 9606630400. As of this moment, Portland’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.875 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.336.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, POR has reached a high of $49.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.78%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 896.81K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1099790 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 105.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 104.92M. Insiders hold about 0.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.96% stake in the company. Shares short for POR as of 1728950400 were 3573158 with a Short Ratio of 3.98, compared to 1726185600 on 4375216. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3573158 and a Short% of Float of 4.4899996.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, POR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.95, compared to 1.95 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041322317The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.71.
