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In the latest session, Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) closed at $42.98 down -0.78% from its previous closing price of $43.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. POR stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.8.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Portland General Electric Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.30.
On February 18, 2025, Ladenburg Thalmann Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $42.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on January 03, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $52 to $47.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 4706438656 and an Enterprise Value of 9858759680. As of this moment, Portland’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.866 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.704.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for POR is 0.59, which has changed by 0.0042055845 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 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 -1.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, POR has traded an average of 1.17M shares per day and 1014120 over the past ten days. A total of 109.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.89M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.34% stake in the company. Shares short for POR as of 1743379200 were 4395757 with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 1740700800 on 3758679. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4395757 and a Short% of Float of 5.2600004.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for POR is 2.00, from 1.975 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.045590952The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.85.
