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Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 19% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesQuiet on X (36 mentions/wk)
$PEG·$38B·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$72.95-0.3%YTD-5.6%1Y-11.4%
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2026-08-21: 1 posts2026-08-22: 7 posts36+24%
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PEPEG
$PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
$72.95-0.33%36 posts+24%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $PEG, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-22

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

PSEG at 0.07% of 52-week range — the dividend-utility bottom is real if it holds.

Public Service Enterprise Group is a New Jersey-based regulated utility — PSE&G (regulated electric and gas) plus a small nuclear generation portfolio. It's a defensive utility that has been beaten down and now sits at essentially the 52-week bottom.

  • The tape is at extreme lows: sitting at 0.07% of the 52-week range and 8% below the 50-day — that's essentially the bottom of the range, and it's the shape of a defensive-utility name where sentiment has completely detached from the fundamentals.
  • Growth is stronger than the multiple suggests: revenue was $3.85B last quarter, up 19% year-over-year with 80% gross margin and 25% operating margin — those are healthy regulated-utility economics, and the growth reflects both New Jersey rate cases and the nuclear-generation margin.
  • The valuation is defensive: 17.5x trailing P/E and 3.1x price-to-sales for a defensive utility with regulated returns — those multiples are compounder-territory, and the 3.4% dividend yield adds real income to the total return.
  • The insider signal is small officer selling: Thigpen sold $596K at $74.56 on Aug 11 and LaRossa sold $159K at $76.47 on Aug 3 — small trims by two officers at prices well above the current $72 tape, which is a real supply signal even if the dollar amounts are modest.

The Nov 2 earnings print needs FY26 EPS guidance reiterated above $4.20 and any AI-datacenter-adjacent load commentary. A soft nuclear-margin commentary or a specific New Jersey rate-case setback would extend the drift; a beat plus a named AI-datacenter interconnection contract breaks the tape higher toward $85. This is a defensive-utility bottom-of-range setup with real fundamentals — treat as portfolio ballast where the dividend plus modest re-rating is the return.

Differs from X sentimentThe X chatter is entirely about the $PEGD ARC-chain memecoin — bonding-curve dynamics, smart wallets and whales, basket-construction thesis for the ARC bridge launch. None of that is about PSEG the New Jersey regulated utility; the tickers collide, and the crypto sentiment tells you nothing about the equity.

What to watch: Q3 earnings Nov 2: FY26 EPS guidance reiterated above $4.20 and AI-datacenter-adjacent load commentary. A soft nuclear-margin commentary or NJ rate-case setback would extend the drift.

On the calendar: 2026-11-02 — Q3 2026 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-01

PEG chatter is dominated by ARC-chain memecoin community, not Public Service Enterprise Group. Bulls flag $PEGD now at 300K MC with the top-3 ecosystem-by-volume tokens still at ~$9K MC (bonding-curve setup), smart wallets and whales already holding PEG, and a basket-construction thesis anticipating capital inflow when the official ARC bridge launches (alongside Architects).

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates regulated electric and gas utilities in New Jersey alongside a nuclear generation fleet.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Electric sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PEG.

Regulated Electric · Utilities

Rate base growth — driven by grid modernization and data center load additions — is the earnings engine for regulated utilities. Regulatory lag (rate cases vs actual capex) is the near-term cash flow timing risk.

What this means for $PEG

Partial — fee-based midstream revenue has limited direct commodity price exposure but volume ties to upstream production activity.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+6.2%YTD
+0.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
17.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
25.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
13.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
79.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.86$0.79+8.3%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$1.55$1.44+7.6%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$0.72$0.71+1.3%
Q3 2025Nov 3, 2025$1.13$1.02+10.8%
Next earningsMon, Nov 2·consensus EPS $1.19

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.8B+19.4%75.6%27.9%$1.49$81.0M
Q4 FY25$2.9B+18.3%171%17.5%$0.63$-408.0M
Q3 FY25$3.2B+22.1%36.1%26.5%$1.25$572.0M
Q2 FY25$2.8B+15.8%40.1%29.1%$1.17$-309.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 15 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$12.6B$11.9B – $13.0B$4.38$4.34 – $4.4112
FY27$13.0B$11.7B – $13.9B$4.68$4.59 – $4.7912
FY28$13.6B$12.3B – $15.7B$5.04$5.00 – $5.1315
FY29$14.1B$12.4B – $15.7B$5.41$4.56 – $6.1811
FY30$14.6B$12.9B – $16.2B$5.72$4.82 – $6.547

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.4%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-6.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-8.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 497.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.535-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 11Richard T ThigpenSVP Corporate Citizenship8.0K sh$596KSellAug 3Ralph A LarossaCEO2.1K sh$159KSellJul 1Ralph A LarossaCEO2.1K sh$168KSellJun 24Kim C HanemannCOO3.0K sh$249KSellJun 1Ralph A LarossaCEO2.1K sh$160KSellMay 1Ralph A LarossaCEO2.1K sh$169KSellApr 1Ralph A LarossaCEO2.1K sh$169KSellMar 9Kim C HanemannCOO9 sh$738SellMar 5Ralph A LarossaCEO2.1K sh$174K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 48-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) and its subsidiary Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) filed a combined 8-K on August 5, 2026 under Items 2.02 and 7.01, reporting Q2 2026 financial results for both the parent holding company and its regulated utility subsidiary, with concurrent Regulation FD investor materials. Body unavailable — earnings details are in Exhibit 99.1, which is not included in the excerpt. PSEG is a major integrated electric and gas utility serving New Jersey; PSE&G is its regulated utility subsidiary. The combined filing covers both entities' reporting obligations simultaneously.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 18-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

PSEG and PSE&G disclosed on July 1, 2026 that updated investor materials were posted to PSEG's IR website. Routine Reg FD investor materials posting.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 2424B5
AI summary

Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) issued $500 million of 4.800% Senior Notes due June 15, 2031; interest payable semi-annually beginning December 15, 2026; senior unsecured obligations pari passu with existing unsecured debt. Material utility debt offering at fixed rate.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 1424B5
AI summary

Public Service Enterprise Group filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for senior notes with rate and maturity fields blank ('subject to completion'); superseded by the final $500M 4.800% 2031 offering filed as a separate 424B5. Preliminary filing only — superseded by final pricing.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

PEG reported period ending 2026-05-05 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

8-KShareholder voteApr 238-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

PEG held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-04-23 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 9 directors to the board. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Apr 238-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

PEG disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-23). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 53
+ 15 other (4 11-Ks · 3 13Gs · 3 proxys · 2 10-Qs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) & Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) Head to Head Surveydefenseworld.net·1d agoA 0.09x PEG Makes Sezzle Hard To Ignoreseekingalpha.com·3d agoBank of Nova Scotia Purchases New Shares in Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated $PEGdefenseworld.net·5d agoPublic Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) Sets New 52-Week Low on Analyst Downgradedefenseworld.net·8d agoAllworth Financial LP Takes $1.63 Million Position in Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated $PEGdefenseworld.net·9d ago

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