The stock price of Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) has jumped by 0.54 compared to previous close of 41.08. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-11 that PORTLAND, Ore., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Renée James has been appointed to the Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) (“PGE” or the “Company”) board of directors, effective June 11, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) Right Now?
Portland General Electric Co (NYSE: POR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.45x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for POR is 0.60. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for POR is 108.86M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.96% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of POR on June 13, 2025 was 1.08M shares.
POR’s Market Performance
POR’s stock has seen a 0.19% increase for the week, with a -0.48% drop in the past month and a -6.79% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.08%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.37% for Portland General Electric Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.52% for POR’s stock, with a -7.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of POR
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see POR reach a price target of $46. The rating they have provided for POR stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on May 13th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to POR, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on May 05th of the current year.
POR Trading at -2.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought POR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.15% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at POR starting from Felton Benjamin, who sale 1,845 shares at the price of $43.02 back on Apr 17 ’25. After this action, Felton Benjamin now owns 32,646 shares of Portland General Electric Co, valued at $79,372 using the latest closing price.
Felton Benjamin, the Officer of Portland General Electric Co, proposed sale 1,845 shares at $43.02 during a trade that took place back on Apr 17 ’25, which means that Felton Benjamin is holding shares at $79,372 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for POR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Portland General Electric Co stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 8.33, with 2.50 for asset returns.
Based on Portland General Electric Co (POR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.06 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Portland General Electric Co (POR) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
