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Stocks Info
Portland General Electric Co is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Portland General Electric Co is $4.36B. A total of 0.8 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.07M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Bekkedahl Larry Neal sold 2,000 shares of POR for 47.17 per share on Nov 06 ’24. After the transaction, the Sr. Vice President now owns 26,765 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 06 ’24, Bekkedahl Larry Neal bought 2,000 shares at 47.18 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Felton Benjamin acquired of 11 shares on Sep 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $47.48. This resulted in the EVP, COO holding 30,153 shares of POR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Espinosa Maria Angelica sold 2,500 shares at $48.30 per share on Sep 10 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP, Chief Legal & Compliance now total 14,263.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Portland General Electric Co pays an annual dividend of $1.98, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.78%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.35. POR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.13% when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/24/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/24/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.31%. The POR stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, POR has a high of $49.85 and a low of $39.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $34.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.71B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in 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 3.75.
