At the time of writing, Portland General Electric Co [POR] stock is trading at $41.92, up 1.77%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The POR shares have gain 2.47% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.35%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Portland General Electric Co [NYSE: POR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 03, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $47 from $52. Previously, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on September 25, 2024, and set its price target to $54. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $48 on the stock. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and increased its price target to $49 on September 18, 2024. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on July 22, 2024. In a note dated February 05, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $55 to $43.
For the past year, the stock price of Portland General Electric Co fluctuated between $39.42 and $49.85. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.25 within the next 12 months. Portland General Electric Co [NYSE: POR] shares were valued at $41.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.49% based on the average POR price forecast.
Analyzing the POR fundamentals
According to Portland General Electric Co [NYSE:POR], the company’s sales were 3.08B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 16.29% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.31.
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 41.21 points at the first support level, and at 40.51 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 42.65.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Portland General Electric Co [NYSE:POR] has a current ratio of 0.98. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.86, while the Cash Ratio is 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.44, the price to book ratio is 1.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.53.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Bekkedahl Larry Neal, Sr. Vice President, that happened on Nov 06 ’24 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Bekkedahl Larry Neal completed a deal on Nov 06 ’24 to buy 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, COO Felton Benjamin bought 11.0 shares on Sep 11 ’24.
