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In the latest session, Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (NYSE: PEG) closed at $77.29 down -0.39% from its previous closing price of $77.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.17 million shares were traded. PEG stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.0.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various 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:
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 May 01 ’25 when LaRossa Ralph A sold 1,378 shares for $79.26 per share. The transaction valued at 109,219 led to the insider holds 221,093 shares of the business.
LaRossa Ralph A sold 1,378 shares of PEG for $114,213 on Apr 01 ’25. The Chair, President and CEO now owns 221,670 shares after completing the transaction at $82.88 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, LaRossa Ralph A, who serves as the Chair, President and CEO of the company, sold 1,378 shares for $81.65 each. As a result, the insider received 112,518 and left with 223,048 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 38567555072 and an Enterprise Value of 61221548032. As of this moment, Public’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.694 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.535.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PEG is 0.48, which has changed by 0.041363478 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, PEG has reached a high of $95.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.26%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PEG has traded an average of 3.21M shares per day and 3050530 over the past ten days. 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 75.21% stake in the company. Shares short for PEG as of 1745971200 were 8519982 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1743379200 on 7403842. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8519982 and a Short% of Float of 2.22.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PEG is 2.43, from 2.43 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03131847The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.32. The current Payout Ratio is 67.72% for PEG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-10 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.
