Is Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (NYSE: PEG) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Stocks Info

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Electric industry. The current market capitalization of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc is $40.65B. A total of 2.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.65M shares.

In the most recent transaction, LaRossa Ralph A sold 1,378 shares of PEG for 81.65 per share on Mar 03 ’25. After the transaction, the Chair, President and CEO now owns 223,048 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, Ralph A. LaRossa bought 5,512 shares at 81.15 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Stephenson Scott G disposed of 139 shares on Jan 17 ’25 at a per-share price of $88.26. This resulted in the Director holding 0 shares of PEG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LaRossa Ralph A sold 1,378 shares at $83.10 per share on Feb 03 ’25. Company shares held by the Chair, President and CEO now total 126,791.

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. Public Service Enterprise Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.43, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.98%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.01. PEG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.04% when it declared a $0.63 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.68%. The PEG stock dividend was $0.60 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, PEG has a high of $95.22 and a low of $63.31.

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. PEG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $818.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $19.63B in debt and $7.07B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $32.36, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.44B.

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 PEG is Buy with a score of 3.95.

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