Cullen Capital Management LLC Makes New $726,000 Investment in Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated $PEG

Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEGFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 8,948 shares of the utilities provider’s stock, valued at approximately $726,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Entropy Technologies LP boosted its stake in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 115.6% during the fourth quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 24,717 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,985,000 after purchasing an additional 13,253 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 26.3% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 69,089 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,593,000 after buying an additional 14,406 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its stake in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group by 120.0% in the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 63,102 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $5,108,000 after buying an additional 34,415 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Public Service Enterprise Group by 135.2% during the 1st quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 21,693 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,756,000 after buying an additional 12,468 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC raised its holdings in Public Service Enterprise Group by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,946,512 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $156,305,000 after buying an additional 536,363 shares during the last quarter. 73.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Public Service Enterprise Group

In other Public Service Enterprise Group news, COO Kim C. Hanemann sold 3,035 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.00, for a total value of $248,870.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 98,815 shares in the company, valued at $8,102,830. This trade represents a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Richard T. Thigpen sold 8,000 shares of Public Service Enterprise Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.56, for a total value of $596,480.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 20,970 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,563,523.20. The trade was a 27.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 17,284 shares of company stock worth $1,332,751 over the last 90 days. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from $91.00 to $84.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on shares of Public Service Enterprise Group in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $81.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Public Service Enterprise Group from $93.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on Public Service Enterprise Group from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $89.43.

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Public Service Enterprise Group Stock Performance

Shares of PEG stock opened at $73.53 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.29, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $78.59 and a 200 day moving average of $80.31. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated has a 52 week low of $72.53 and a 52 week high of $87.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31.

Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEGGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The utilities provider reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.06. Public Service Enterprise Group had a net margin of 16.04% and a return on equity of 12.42%. The business had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Public Service Enterprise Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.280-4.400 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated will post 4.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Public Service Enterprise Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Public Service Enterprise Group’s payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

Public Service Enterprise Group Company Profile

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Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) is a diversified energy company that operates primarily in New Jersey. Its core businesses include a regulated utility that delivers electric and natural gas service to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as generation and energy services operations that participate in wholesale power markets. The company’s activities encompass transmission and distribution, power generation operations, and related energy infrastructure services.

The regulated utility arm, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), is responsible for owning and maintaining electric and gas networks, connecting customers, performing meter and billing services, and managing system reliability and storm response.

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