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Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (NYSE: PEG) closed the day trading at $81.22 down -1.99% from the previous closing price of $82.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.22 million shares were traded. PEG stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.13.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PEG, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.65 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.26.
On January 27, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $88 to $84.
On September 13, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $85.Jefferies initiated its Hold rating on September 13, 2024, with a $85 target price.
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 Jul 01 ’25 when LaRossa Ralph A sold 1,387 shares for $83.12 per share. The transaction valued at 115,288 led to the insider holds 218,328 shares of the business.
Ralph A. LaRossa bought 1,387 shares of PEG for $116,758 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, LaRossa Ralph A, who serves as the Chair, President and CEO of the company, sold 1,378 shares for $81.88 each. As a result, the insider received 112,826 and left with 219,715 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, PEG now has a Market Capitalization of 40528617472 and an Enterprise Value of 64659644416. As of this moment, Public’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.014 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEG is 0.47, which has changed by 0.09653032 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PEG has reached a high of $95.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.72%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PEG traded about 3.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PEG traded about 2908230 shares per day. A total of 499.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 498.25M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.96% stake in the company. Shares short for PEG as of 1749772800 were 7720918 with a Short Ratio of 2.42, compared to 1747267200 on 9695632. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7720918 and a Short% of Float of 2.01.
Dividends & Splits
PEG’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.46, up from 2.43 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029323036The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.29. The current Payout Ratio is 67.72% for PEG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1749427200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-02-05 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
