The stock of Portland General Electric Co (POR) has seen a 0.48% increase in the past week, with a 1.62% gain in the past month, and a 12.32% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.39% for POR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.71% for POR’s stock, with a 9.78% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) Right Now?
Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for POR is 0.60. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for POR is 102.54M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.27% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of POR on September 19, 2024 was 927.77K shares.
POR) stock’s latest price update
Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.75 compared to its previous closing price of 48.61. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.48% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-09-14 that Enterprise Products Partners offers a 7.2% yield, a reliable business, and a 26-year streak of annual distribution increases. Brookfield Renewable has a 5.8% yield, a decade of annual increases, and a growing renewable power portfolio.
Analysts’ Opinion of POR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for POR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for POR by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for POR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $49 based on the research report published on September 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POR reach a price target of $47. The rating they have provided for POR stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on September 12th, 2024.
POR Trading at 1.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.50%, as shares surge +0.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, POR rose by +0.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.12. In addition, Portland General Electric Co saw 10.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at POR starting from Felton Benjamin, who purchase 11 shares at the price of $47.48 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, Felton Benjamin now owns 30,153 shares of Portland General Electric Co, valued at $522 using the latest closing price.
Espinosa Maria Angelica, the SVP, Chief Legal & Compliance of Portland General Electric Co, sale 2,500 shares at $48.30 during a trade that took place back on Sep 10 ’24, which means that Espinosa Maria Angelica is holding 14,263 shares at $120,761 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Portland General Electric Co stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 8.86, with 2.70 for asset returns.
Based on Portland General Electric Co (POR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 921.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.66. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.12. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.00.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Portland General Electric Co (POR) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
