Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 7,464 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $599,000.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Public Service Enterprise Group during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. grew its position in Public Service Enterprise Group by 250.5% during the fourth quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 347 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Public Service Enterprise Group during the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Colonial Trust Co SC grew its position in Public Service Enterprise Group by 26.8% during the third quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 573 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its position in Public Service Enterprise Group by 3,000.0% during the fourth quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 589 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. 73.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Public Service Enterprise Group Stock Performance
NYSE PEG opened at $79.48 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $39.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.58, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.51. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.96. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated has a twelve month low of $76.05 and a twelve month high of $91.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31.
Public Service Enterprise Group Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 9th. Public Service Enterprise Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 59.29%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on PEG shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Public Service Enterprise Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Evercore raised shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $96.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from $90.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Public Service Enterprise Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.19.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Public Service Enterprise Group news, CEO Ralph A. Larossa sold 2,083 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.01, for a total transaction of $160,411.83. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 287,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,119,736.32. This represents a 0.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 6,249 shares of company stock worth $498,795 over the last quarter. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Public Service Enterprise Group Company Profile
Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) is a diversified energy company that operates primarily in New Jersey. Its core businesses include a regulated utility that delivers electric and natural gas service to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as generation and energy services operations that participate in wholesale power markets. The company’s activities encompass transmission and distribution, power generation operations, and related energy infrastructure services.
The regulated utility arm, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), is responsible for owning and maintaining electric and gas networks, connecting customers, performing meter and billing services, and managing system reliability and storm response.
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