PG&E (PCG) Competitors

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) and Consolidated Edison (NYSE:ED) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PCG or ED?

77.1% of PG&E shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PG&E shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Consolidated Edison shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PCG or ED?

In the previous week, PG&E had 2 more articles in the media than Consolidated Edison. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for PG&E and 9 mentions for Consolidated Edison. PG&E's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Consolidated Edison's score of 0.66 indicating that PG&E is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PG&E	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Consolidated Edison	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCG or ED?

PG&E received 475 more outperform votes than Consolidated Edison when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.94% of users gave PG&E an outperform vote while only 42.68% of users gave Consolidated Edison an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PG&E	Outperform Votes 851 63.94%	Underperform Votes 480 36.06%
Consolidated Edison	Outperform Votes 376 42.68%	Underperform Votes 505 57.32%

Do analysts recommend PCG or ED?

PG&E presently has a consensus target price of $19.28, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Consolidated Edison has a consensus target price of $91.31, suggesting a potential upside of 0.53%. Given PG&E's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PG&E is more favorable than Consolidated Edison.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PG&E	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Consolidated Edison	5 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.73

Which has more volatility and risk, PCG or ED?

PG&E has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Consolidated Edison has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PCG or ED?

PG&E has higher revenue and earnings than Consolidated Edison. Consolidated Edison is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PG&E, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PG&E	$21.68 billion	2.06	$1.81 billion	$0.91	19.14
Consolidated Edison	$15.67 billion	2.00	$1.66 billion	$6.95	13.07

Is PCG or ED more profitable?

Consolidated Edison has a net margin of 15.84% compared to PG&E's net margin of 8.79%. PG&E's return on equity of 9.79% beat Consolidated Edison's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PG&E	8.79%	9.79%	1.92%
Consolidated Edison	15.84%	8.27%	2.64%

Summary

PG&E beats Consolidated Edison on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.