PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG)’s stock price has plunge by 0.35relation to previous closing price of 16.95. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.93% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-17 that FHN, STRA and PCG made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on January 17, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) is above average at 13.24x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.01.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PCG is 2.18B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.74% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PCG on January 20, 2025 was 18.14M shares.
PCG’s Market Performance
PCG’s stock has seen a -0.93% decrease for the week, with a -13.21% drop in the past month and a -17.06% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.45%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.00% for PG&E Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.30% for PCG stock, with a simple moving average of -9.88% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PCG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PCG stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for PCG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PCG in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $21 based on the research report published on January 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PCG reach a price target of $24. The rating they have provided for PCG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 14th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to PCG, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on September 12th of the previous year.
PCG Trading at -14.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PCG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.45%, as shares sank -13.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PCG fell by -0.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.96. In addition, PG&E Corp saw -15.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PCG starting from FLEXON ROBERT C, who proposed sale 10,000 shares at the price of $21.62 back on Dec 12 ’24. After this action, FLEXON ROBERT C now owns shares of PG&E Corp, valued at $216,250 using the latest closing price.
Poppe Patricia K, the Chief Executive Officer of PG&E Corp, sale 55,555 shares at $20.66 during a trade that took place back on Dec 02 ’24, which means that Poppe Patricia K is holding 1,460,222 shares at $1,147,766 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PCG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for PG&E Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 10.83, with 2.16 for asset returns.
Based on PG&E Corp (PCG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.04.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, PG&E Corp (PCG) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
