ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY) vs. Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) Head-To-Head Analysis

ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY) and Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares ENGIE and Portland General Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENGIE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Portland General Electric	8.56%	8.52%	2.60%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ENGIE and Portland General Electric, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENGIE	0	3	4	1	2.75
Portland General Electric	1	9	2	0	2.08

Portland General Electric has a consensus target price of $50.17, indicating a potential downside of 4.79%. Given Portland General Electric’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Portland General Electric is more favorable than ENGIE.

Dividends

ENGIE pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Portland General Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Portland General Electric pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Portland General Electric has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Portland General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ENGIE and Portland General Electric”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENGIE	$81.38 billion	1.06	$4.33 billion	N/A	N/A
Portland General Electric	$3.58 billion	1.71	$306.00 million	$2.77	19.02

ENGIE has higher revenue and earnings than Portland General Electric.

Risk & Volatility

ENGIE has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portland General Electric has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Portland General Electric beats ENGIE on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ENGIE

ENGIE SA engages in the power, natural gas, and energy services businesses. It operates through Renewables, Networks, Energy Solutions, FlexGen, Retail, Nuclear, and Others segments. The Renewables segment comprises renewable energy generation activities, including financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of renewable energy facilities using various energy sources, such as hydroelectric, onshore wind, photovoltaic solar, offshore wind, and geothermal. The Networks segment comprises the electricity and gas infrastructure activities and projects, including the management and development of gas and electricity transportation networks and natural gas distribution networks in and outside of Europe, natural gas underground storage in Europe, and regasification infrastructure in France and Chile. The Energy Solutions encompasses the construction and management of decentralized energy networks to produce energy and related services. The FlexGen segment operates flexible thermal generation and electricity, pumping, and battery storage facilities; solutions for decarbonizing industry with low-carbon hydrogen; and financing, construction, and operation of desalination plants. The Retail segment engages in the sale of gas and electricity to professional, individual, and residential clients. The Nuclear segment engages in the nuclear power generation activities. The others segment sells energy to companies and offers energy management services and solutions. The company was formerly known as GDF SUEZ S.A. and changed its name to ENGIE SA in April 2015. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

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. It also has 28,868 circuit miles of distribution lines. Portland General Electric Company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.