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PCG vs XEL
Side-by-side comparison of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) and Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both PCG and XEL operate in Power Generation (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- XEL is the larger of the two at $47.28B, about 1.3x PCG ($35.57B).
- Over the past year, PCG is down 8.2% and XEL is up 5.2% - XEL leads by 13.4 points.
- PCG has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while XEL has been quiet.
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central California, the United States. It generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. As of December 31, 2020, the company owns and operates approximately 18,000 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines, 35 electric transmission substations, approximately 108,000 circuit miles of distribution lines, 68 transmission switching substations, and 758 distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of approximately 43,500 miles of distribution pipelines, approximately 6,300 miles of backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Xcel Energy Inc.
Xcel Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity. It operates through Regulated Electric Utility, Regulated Natural Gas Utility, and All Other segments. The company generates electricity through coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, oil, wood/refuse, and wind energy sources. It also purchases, transports, distributes, and sells natural gas to retail customers, as well as transports customer-owned natural gas. In addition, the company develops and leases natural gas pipelines, and storage and compression facilities; and invests in rental housing projects, as well as procures equipment for the construction of renewable generation facilities. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The company sells electricity to approximately 3.7 million customers; and natural gas to approximately 2.1 million customers. Xcel Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Latest PCG
- PG&E downgraded by BofA Securities with a new price target
- PG&E downgraded by Mizuho with a new price target
- PG&E downgraded by BMO Capital Markets with a new price target
- PG&E downgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure
- PG&E Statement on Senate Bill 492
- SEC Form 4 filed by EVP, Chief People Officer Vallejo Alejandro T
- More California EV Owners Can Now Power Their Homes, Save on Energy Costs, and Support the Grid Through PG&E's Expanded Vehicle-to-Everything Program
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- National 811 Day: Damaging Underground Utility Lines During Digging Can be a Serious Public Safety Issue
Latest XEL
- Director Carter Peter W was granted 1,819 shares (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Carter Peter W claimed no ownership of stock in the company (SEC Form 3)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Xcel Energy Inc.
- Xcel Energy Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Report
- Xcel Energy Inc. Board Declares Dividend on Common Stock
- Xcel Energy Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Xcel Energy Elects Peter Carter to Board of Directors
- Xcel Energy 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
- Director Burkhart Megan D was granted 584 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 23,841 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kampling Patricia L was granted 608 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 25,158 units (SEC Form 4)