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Portland General Electric Company

$POR·$6.1B·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$52.82+1.3%YTD+10.0%1Y+29.7%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-07-10: 5 posts2026-07-11: 3 posts2026-07-12: 1 posts2026-07-13: 0 posts2026-07-14: 2 posts2026-07-15: 4 posts2026-07-16: 24 posts39+17%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 4h ago
POPOR
$PORPortland General Electric Company
$52.82+1.27%39 posts+17%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $POR, 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 2026-07-15

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

Oregon regulated electric utility at 90% of its 52-week range with Q1 EPS missing 24% but consensus FY26 $3.39 EPS — X chatter is a Portugal fan token, not the equity.

Portland General Electric is a regulated Oregon utility (~917K customers) at $53 with +10.5% YTD, +29% T12M, 90% of 52w range — riding the utility-defensive bid despite Q1 EPS misses.

  • Q1 metrics: revenue $879M (-5% YoY), EPS $0.41 vs $0.77 est (-24% miss) — two of last four quarters missed on EPS.
  • Fundamentals: gross margin 48%, op margin 15%, PE 22x, EV/EBITDA 9.5x, D/E 1.20 (typical regulated utility), FCF yield 1.1%.
  • Consensus FY26 EPS $3.39, FY27 $3.57, FY28 $3.78 — steady 5%+ growth typical of a rate-regulated model.
  • Insider filings empty; no unusual capital-action filings.
  • Structure: mid float 115M, beta 0.54 (defensive), +5.5% vs 50d MA, +6.7% vs 200d.
  • X sentiment is a Portugal Fan Token collision (World Championships / Chiliz), not the equity — no equity signal.
  • Jul 31 Q2 earnings; consensus $0.71 EPS.

Standard utility trade at cycle-high multiples; Q1 EPS misses raise a wobble concern but the growth model is intact. Sizing depends on the utility-bid persistence.

What to watch: Jul 31 Q2 earnings — revenue trajectory, retail rate case update, weather-adjusted usage.

On the calendar: 2026-07-31 — Q2 earnings

x sentiment mismatch

X sentiment

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

Bearish sentiment17 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-13

Posts almost exclusively reference the Portugal Fan Token traded during the World Championships, not an equity. After Portugal was eliminated by Spain 0-1 in the Round of 16, the token price fell roughly 9.88% while trading volume jumped 219%, and some commentators repeated accusations that Chiliz fan tokens have led to significant user losses.

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What it does

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

Regulated electric utility serving Portland, Oregon and surrounding communities with growing renewable power generation.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Regulated Electric · Utilities

No material change from last week — Dominion Virginia (D) is the primary data center utility, and nuclear power re-rating (CEG, Oklo's DOE clearance milestone this week) continues as the..

What this means for $POR

Partial — Regulated electric utility serving Portland, Oregon and surrounding communities with growing renewable power generation; the data center load growth and nuclear PPA re-rating of rate base creates tailwinds for one product line, not the full operation.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+426.8%YTD
+6.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
22.2How 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
3.7%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
15.2%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
1.1%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
1.7Same 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
6.3%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
48.0%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
1.2Total 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
Q1 2026May 1, 2026$0.58$0.77-24.4%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$0.47$0.59-20.5%
Q3 2025Oct 31, 2025$1.00$0.98+2.0%
Q2 2025Jul 25, 2025$0.66$0.65+1.5%
Next earningsFri, Jul 31·consensus EPS $0.71

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$879.0M-5.3%58.9%12.2%$0.41$9.0M
Q4 FY25$840.0M+1.9%33.7%15.6%$0.35$-142.0M
Q3 FY25$952.0M+2.5%49.2%18.3%$0.94$100.0M
Q2 FY25$807.0M+6.5%49.4%14.6%$0.56$99.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.7B$3.6B – $3.8B$3.39$3.32 – $3.468
FY27$4.0B$3.8B – $4.1B$3.57$3.37 – $3.728
FY28$4.2B$4.2B – $4.2B$3.78$3.69 – $3.8610
FY29$4.7B$4.5B – $4.9B$3.97$3.79 – $4.185
FY30$4.9B$4.8B – $5.1B$4.30$4.10 – $4.525

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.88%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.+4.7%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.+6.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 115.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% 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.β0.545-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.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellMay 11Mcfarland John CarterSVP, Commercial & Customer2.4K sh$116KBuyMay 11Robert N HoglundDirector2.0K sh$98KSellMay 8Gallegos Juan DiegoVP, CHRO2.8K sh$134KSellMay 7Espinosa Maria AngelicaSVP, CLO, CCA & CC Officer4.3K sh$210KSellMay 6Joseph R TrpikCFO7.5K sh$368KSellFeb 27Benjamin FeltonCOO5.0K sh$266K
+ 11 other (6 awards · 5 inkinds) in window

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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 FDMay 128-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

POR filed an 8-K Item 7.01 (Reg FD) disclosure dated 2026-05-12. Covers: investor presentation that management intends to use beginning on May 12, 2026. Reg FD disclosures make material information simultaneously available to all investors; content may include guidance updates, strategic plans, or preliminary results.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 53
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for POR on 2026-05-05, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 18-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

POR reported First Quarter 2026 Slides dated May 1, 2026. 104 Cove 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 288-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

POR held its annual meeting of stockholders around 2026-04-28 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 7 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KMaterial agreementMar 248-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

POR entered into a credit agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-03-24). Counterparty: Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, U.S. Bank National Association,. Size: approximately $350 million. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 18424B5
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 17424B5
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Feb 17424B5
+ 10 other (2 13Gs · 2 proxys · 2 routine 8-Ks · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

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

PCG or POR: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?zacks.com·9d agoPortland General Electric schedules earnings release and conference call for Friday, July 31prnewswire.com·15d agoPortland General Electric: Undervalued And Growing, Moving Away From Oregonseekingalpha.com·53d agoAfter Next Era's Dominion Purchase, Are These High-Yield Dividend Utilities Next?247wallst.com·59d agoPortland General Electric Company (POR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·77d ago

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