In the past week, PCG stock has gone down by -0.52%, with a monthly decline of -0.58% and a quarterly surge of 3.63%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.63%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.20% for PG&E Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.89% for PCG’s stock, with a -7.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) Right Now?
PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.76x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PCG is 0.62. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PCG is 2.19B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.70% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PCG on April 28, 2025 was 20.51M shares.
PCG) stock’s latest price update
PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.44 compared to its previous closing price of 17.39. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.52% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-25 that We recommend investing in five old economy stocks with a favorable Zacks Rank for short-term double-digit upside potential. These are: PCG, FIX, DXPE, PGR, GE.
Analysts’ Opinion of PCG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PCG stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for PCG by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PCG in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $19 based on the research report published on March 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to PCG, setting the target price at $16.50 in the report published on February 14th of the current year.
PCG Trading at 3.20% 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 -21.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.63%, as shares sank -0.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.92% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PCG fell by -0.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.99. In addition, PG&E Corp saw -15.06% 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 DENAULT LEO P, who purchase 6,300 shares at the price of $15.96 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, DENAULT LEO P now owns 6,300 shares of PG&E Corp, valued at $100,548 using the latest closing price.
Glickman Jason M, the EVP, EPS at PG&E Company of PG&E Corp, sale 40,239 shares at $15.71 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Glickman Jason M is holding 148,124 shares at $632,155 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
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for PG&E Corp stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 8.55, with 1.83 for asset returns.
Based on PG&E Corp (PCG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.55 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.95.
Conclusion
In conclusion, PG&E Corp (PCG) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. 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.
