Portland General Electric (POR) Projected to Post Earnings on Friday

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) will likely be releasing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, May 1st. Analysts expect Portland General Electric to post earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $970.8280 million for the quarter. Portland General Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.330-3.530 EPS. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The utilities provider reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by ($0.12). Portland General Electric had a return on equity of 8.52% and a net margin of 8.56%.The firm had revenue of $889.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $892.31 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.36 EPS. On average, analysts expect Portland General Electric to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Portland General Electric Stock Performance

Shares of POR opened at $51.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.08. Portland General Electric has a twelve month low of $39.54 and a twelve month high of $54.62. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $52.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.81. The firm has a market cap of $5.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.56, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.62.

Portland General Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 23rd were paid a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 23rd. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. Portland General Electric’s payout ratio is presently 75.81%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Benjamin Felton sold 4,969 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.56, for a total transaction of $266,139.64. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 41,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,200,298.36. The trade was a 10.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Portland General Electric

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in POR. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Portland General Electric by 42.2% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,551,731 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $170,448,000 after buying an additional 1,054,450 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in Portland General Electric by 99.4% during the third quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,385,777 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $60,974,000 after buying an additional 690,743 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Portland General Electric in the third quarter valued at $22,391,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Portland General Electric in the third quarter valued at $14,611,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Portland General Electric by 56.1% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 852,157 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $37,495,000 after purchasing an additional 306,390 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Portland General Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Portland General Electric from $47.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 target price on shares of Portland General Electric in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Loop Capital set a $48.00 target price on shares of Portland General Electric in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Portland General Electric from $51.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Portland General Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.75.

Portland General Electric Company Profile

Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR) is an investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, with roots tracing back to the late 19th century. The company generates, transmits and distributes electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers across a broad territory in Oregon, primarily encompassing the Portland metropolitan area and surrounding regions.

As one of Oregon’s largest electric utilities, Portland General Electric operates a diverse portfolio of generation assets, including hydroelectric facilities, natural gas–fired plants and renewable energy sources.