PG&E Corp gains on Q1 profit beat
** Shares of U.S. utility PG&E Corp PCG.N up 2.4% at $17.28 premarket ** Co beat Q1 profit estimates, helped by higher rates and strong performance in its natural gas and electric segments ** Posts Q1 profit of 43 cents/share vs analysts' estimate of 40 cents/share - LSEG data ** Operating revenue for Q1 rose to $6.88 billion from $5.98 billion a year ago ** As of last close, PCG up 5% YTD (Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru) ((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))