What to know about Portland General Electric Co (POR)’s sales and margins

Portland General Electric Co [POR] stock prices are up 1.49% to $48.26 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The POR shares have gain 4.75% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.69%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Portland General Electric Co [NYSE: POR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 25, 2024, when Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $54. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Hold rating on September 20, 2024, and set its price target to $48. On September 18, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $49 on the stock. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on February 05, 2024, and downed its price target to $43. In a note dated January 29, 2024, UBS upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $47 to $45.

The stock price of Portland General Electric Co [POR] has been fluctuating between $39.13 and $49.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $50.33 within the next 12 months. Portland General Electric Co [NYSE: POR] shares were valued at $48.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.29% based on the average POR price forecast.

Analyzing the POR fundamentals

The Portland General Electric Co [NYSE:POR] reported sales of 2.96B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 15.97%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.28.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.76 points at the first support level, and at 47.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 49.10.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Portland General Electric Co [NYSE:POR]’s Current Ratio is 1.00. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.86, and the Cash Ratio is 0.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.68, the price to book ratio is 1.43 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.59.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Felton Benjamin, EVP, COO, that happened on Sep 11 ’24 when 11.0 shares were purchased. SVP, Chief Legal & Compliance, Espinosa Maria Angelica completed a deal on Sep 10 ’24 to sell 2500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Espinosa Maria Angelica bought 2500.0 shares on Sep 10 ’24.

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