Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.130-3.330 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.220. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Portland General Electric Stock Performance

Shares of POR stock opened at $42.10 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $42.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.80. The stock has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a PE ratio of 12.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 0.61. Portland General Electric has a 1 year low of $39.49 and a 1 year high of $49.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.98.

Portland General Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.75%. Portland General Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.70%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on POR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Portland General Electric from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $47.00 target price (down from $52.00) on shares of Portland General Electric in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Bank of America dropped their target price on Portland General Electric from $46.00 to $43.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on Portland General Electric from $52.00 to $51.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Portland General Electric from $48.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Portland General Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.38.

About Portland General Electric

Portland General Electric Company, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. It operates six thermal plants, three wind farms, and seven hydroelectric facilities. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned an electric transmission system consisting of 1,254 circuit miles, including 287 circuit miles of 500 kilovolt line, 413 circuit miles of 230 kilovolt line, and 554 miles of 115 kilovolt line; and served 934 thousand retail customers in 51 cities.