Overview
Portland General Q3 adjusted EPS beats analyst expectations, driven by industrial load growth
Company reaffirms 2025 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.13 to $3.33 per share
Revenue increased due to demand growth from technology infrastructure customers
Outlook
Portland General Electric reaffirms 2025 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.13 to $3.33 per share
Company expects 3.5% to 4.5% increase in energy deliveries for 2025
Company plans capital expenditures of $1,220 mln for 2025
PGE is proceeding with resource procurement to meet future energy needs, focusing on affordability, reliability, and decarbonizatio
Result Drivers
DATA CENTER DEMAND - Continued demand growth from data center customers drove 13% industrial load growth qtr-over-qtr
COST RECOVERY - Improved cost recovery contributed to total revenue increase
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Net Revenue
$946 mln
Q3 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$1
$0.96 (10 Analysts)
Q3 EPS
$0.94
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 9 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the electric utilities peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Portland General Electric Co is $47.00, about 2.6% above its October 30 closing price of $45.80
The stock recently traded at 14 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago
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