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After finishing at $90.07 in the prior trading day, Pinnacle West Capital Corp (NYSE: PNW) closed at $89.08, down -1.10%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PNW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
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, BMO Capital Markets on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $95.
On December 04, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $101.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on November 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $93 to $91.
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 May 06 ’25 when Mountain Paul J sold 1,503 shares for $93.93 per share. The transaction valued at 141,182 led to the insider holds 3,421 shares of the business.
Mountain Family Trust/Paul J. bought 1,503 shares of PNW for $144,147 on May 06 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Tetlow Jacob, who serves as the EVP, COO, APS of the company, sold 2,272 shares for $93.41 each. As a result, the insider received 212,232 and left with 56 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Pinnacle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.58.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PNW has reached a high of $96.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $74.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.26%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 119.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 119.05M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.39% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 6.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.01, with high estimates of $3.26 and low estimates of $2.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.6 and $4.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.53. EPS for the following year is $5.08, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $5.28 and $4.9.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $1.33B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.36B to a low estimate of $1.3B. As of the current estimate, Pinnacle West Capital Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.31BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.74B. There is a high estimate of $1.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.64B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PNW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.2B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.12BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.64B and the low estimate is $5.27B.
