Portland General Electric Q3 adjusted EPS beats estimates, driven by industrial growth

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

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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