Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) May Be Attracting Institutional Investments

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Portland General Electric Co is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Utilities sector and is a part of the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Portland General Electric Co is $4.82B. A total of 1.35 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 952.71K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Sims Brett Michael sold 963 shares of POR for 45.03 per share on May 22 ’24. After the transaction, the Vice President now owns 13,996 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 10 ’24, POPE MARIA M sold 44,593 shares at 44.75 per share. POR shares that President and CEO owns now total 157,829.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Espinosa Maria Angelica disposed of 2,000 shares on May 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $44.30. This resulted in the SVP, Chief Legal & Compliance holding 16,763 shares of POR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Felton Benjamin sold 3,500 shares at $40.60 per share on Apr 16 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, COO now total 31,950.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Portland General Electric Co pays an annual dividend of $1.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.91. POR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/24/2024 when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/24/2024. The POR stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, POR has a high of $49.72 and a low of $38.01.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. POR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $52.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.58B in debt and $768.00M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $33.57, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.71B.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for POR is Buy with a score of 4.25.

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