Investment Management Corp of Ontario boosted its holdings in Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG – Free Report) by 13.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,421 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,500 shares during the quarter. Investment Management Corp of Ontario’s holdings in Public Service Enterprise Group were worth $4,230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of PEG. Old Port Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 23,527 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,099,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC now owns 9,267 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $827,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA lifted its position in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA now owns 9,444 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $842,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New boosted its stake in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 5,053 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Retirement Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 29,357 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,619,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. 73.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Public Service Enterprise Group news, COO Kim C. Hanemann sold 956 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.09, for a total value of $86,126.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 70,011 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,307,290.99. The trade was a 1.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Tamara Louise Linde sold 9,563 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.54, for a total value of $760,641.02. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 57,961 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,610,217.94. This represents a 14.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 27,361 shares of company stock valued at $2,356,562 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
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Public Service Enterprise Group Trading Down 1.2 %
NYSE PEG opened at $91.20 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated has a 1-year low of $56.85 and a 1-year high of $95.22. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.68. The company has a market capitalization of $45.44 billion, a PE ratio of 22.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.62.
Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.44 billion. Public Service Enterprise Group had a return on equity of 10.70% and a net margin of 19.48%. The business’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated will post 3.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Public Service Enterprise Group Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 10th. Public Service Enterprise Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.97%.
Public Service Enterprise Group Profile
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates in electric and gas utility business in the United States. It operates through PSE&G and PSEG Power segments. The PSE&G segment transmits electricity; distributes electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers; and appliance services and repairs to customers through its service territory, as well as invests in solar generation projects, and energy efficiency and related programs.
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