How Smart Investors Look at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG).

By Emilio Sanchez • Tuesday, November 21 12:18 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Utilities company Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has moved -0.2% so far today on a volume of 5,173,462, compared to its average of 16,603,842. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. trades -5.39% away from its average analyst target price of $18.65 per share. The 13 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $14.0 to $21.0, and on average have given Pacific Gas & Electric Co. a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying PCG should be aware of the facts below:

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s current price is 12.5% above its Graham number of $15.69, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has moved 17.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.86, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.5 while the S&P 500 average is None
PCG has a forward P/E ratio of 13.1 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.35 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.49 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.56 compared to its sector average of None
PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central California, the United States. It generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources.
Based in Oakland, the company has 26,010 full time employees and a market cap of $44.88 Billion.

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