NYSE: PCG

Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Utilities sector, electric utilities industry. Market cap $35.38B.

$13.20−0.18 (−1.3%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.

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AI summary

Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) closes at $13.20, down 1.3%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $16.50 and its 200-day average of $16.67, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 64.7, placing PCG in the Accumulation zone, while the stock trades 35.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $20.58. Shares have fallen 25.2% over one month, 19.9% over three months, and 27.4% over six months, and sit near the 52-week low of $12.59.

News flow this week centers on wildfire liability and dividend policy. Fitch Ratings downgraded PG&E's outlook to Negative from Stable, citing California legislative inaction on wildfire liability reform. Separately, PG&E declared a third-quarter regular cash dividend of $0.05 per share and announced a $30 million second wave of grant funding for community microgrid deployment across Northern and Central California. Coverage also compared PCG to peers including Exelon and Centuri Holdings, and to WEC Energy Group, on valuation grounds.

The next earnings date falls on 22 October 2026, 32 days out and beyond the typical 20-trading-day window, with prior quarters showing 5 beats in 8 and an average absolute reaction of 2.4%. Over the last 30 days there has been 1 unusual options signal, with put premium of $879,282 against call premium of $10,560. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 5.8% return over 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Analyst coverage stands at 4 buy and 6 hold ratings across 10 firms, with a consensus target of $19.66.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $13.20200-day averageGekko Fair Value $20.58

Key stats

Market cap
$35.38B
P/E ratio
9.6
Forward P/E
7.4
EPS, TTM
$1.39
Revenue, TTM
$25.84B
Profit margin
11.8%
Dividend yield
1.31%
Beta
0.25
Volume
37.10M avg 54.63M
1-year return
−12.5%
Typical daily move
±6.7%
Typical 20-day move
±4.3%
50-day average
$16.50
200-day average
$16.67
Next earnings
Oct 22
Shares outstanding
2.20B
52-week range
$12.59$19.16

Pacific Gas & Electric swing-trade checklist

Pacific Gas & Electric scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $13.20 is below the 50-day ($16.50) and 200-day ($16.67) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.7, Accumulation

    Reading 64.7 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    35.9% below

    Price is 35.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyheadwind

    Leans bearish

    Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 32 days

    Next report Oct 22, 2026, 32 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +5.8% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Pacific Gas & Electric stock chart and price history

Pacific Gas & Electric closed at $13.20 on Sep 18, 2026, −12.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $12.59 to $19.16.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−25.2%
3 months
−19.9%
6 months
−27.4%
1 year
−12.5%
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About Pacific Gas & Electric

Pacific Gas & Electric supplies electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses, moving power and fuel from generation through to final delivery. It is recognized for the scale of its utility work, covering everything from grid operations and gas service to solar and other sustainability-related offerings.

The company functions as a holding structure over these combined utility operations, bringing together electric generation, transmission, and distribution alongside natural gas supply under one roof. Its customers are the households and organizations that rely on this energy infrastructure for daily power and gas needs.

Pacific Gas & Electric was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oakland, California. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker PCG.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric utilities
Website
pgecorp.com

Pacific Gas & Electric GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Pacific Gas & Electric’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.7, in the Accumulation zone, down 2.9 points over five sessions.

010064.7Accumulation

Down 2.9 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying36−0.6%−2.3%−3.1%+4.1%
Accumulation (current zone)184+0.3%+1.4%+2.1%+4.9%
Neutral405−0.1%−0.6%−0.2%−0.9%
Distribution36+0.1%−0.1%−2.1%−4.9%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average PCG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Pacific Gas & Electric stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Pacific Gas & Electric trades 35.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $20.58, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Pacific Gas & Electric shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$20.58

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

35.9% Undervalued

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Pacific Gas & Electric insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Pacific Gas & Electric, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for PCG in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in PCG were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 1% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bearish flow on Aug 27, $890K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold PCG.

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Pacific Gas & Electric earnings: next date and track record

Pacific Gas & Electric reports on Oct 22, 2026 (32 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.4%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.7%Nov ’24−4.6%Feb ’25−2.2%Apr ’25+0.7%Jul ’25−1.1%Oct ’25+6.2%Feb ’26−1.6%Apr ’26−1.4%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 23, 2026 AI summary

What they said
PG&E reported Q2 2026 core EPS of $0.40 and first-half EPS of $0.83, tracking toward a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth. The company reaffirmed full-year core EPS guidance of $1.64-$1.66 (midpoint up 10% YoY) and a $73 billion capital plan through 2030 requiring no additional equity. Key operational highlights include zero major wildfires linked to PG&E equipment for four years and 23% reliability improvement YTD.
Guidance
Full-year 2026 core EPS guided at $1.64-$1.66, up ~10% over 2025. Management targets 9%+ annual EPS growth from 2027-2030 and a 20% dividend payout by 2028. Capital plan of $73B through 2030 requires no equity issuance.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 23, 2026$0.40
est $0.37
+8.1%$5.90B
est $6.20B
−4.9%−1.4%
Apr 23, 2026$0.43
est $0.40
+8.8%$6.88B
est $6.26B
+10.0%−1.6%
Feb 12, 2026$0.36
est $0.42
−13.3%$6.80B
est $7.05B
−3.5%+6.2%
Oct 23, 2025$0.50
est $0.43
+16.3%$6.25B
est $6.41B
−2.5%−1.1%
Jul 31, 2025$0.31
est $0.34
−8.8%$5.90B
est $6.24B
−5.5%+0.7%
Apr 24, 2025$0.33
est $0.34
−2.9%$5.98B
est $6.13B
−2.5%−2.2%
Feb 13, 2025$0.31
est $0.31
+0.1%$6.63B
est $7.22B
−8.1%−4.6%
Nov 7, 2024$0.37
est $0.33
+12.1%$5.94B
est $6.58B
−9.7%+1.7%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Pacific Gas & Electric stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Pacific Gas & Electric is $19.66, +48.9% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$19.66consensus 12-month target, +48.9% from the last close
Low $13High $24
Buy4
Hold6
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 18Morgan StanleyHold, reiterated$20+51.5%
Sep 3BarclaysBuy, maintained$23+74.2%
Sep 3Truist FinancialHold, downgraded$17+28.8%
Sep 3Mizuho SecuritiesHold, maintained$14+6.1%
Sep 3UBSBuy, reiterated$19+43.9%
+2.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+5.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±6.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Pacific Gas & Electric seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Pacific Gas & Electric averaged +5.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+14.8%2021+5.2%2022−6.1%2023+3.5%2024+10.1%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.7%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.7%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.7%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+5.8%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+6.8%4 of 5

For scale, PCG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.3%.

Pacific Gas & Electric market cap and key statistics

Pacific Gas & Electric’s market cap is $35.38B, with a P/E ratio of 9.6 and revenue of $25.84B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$35.38B
P/E ratio
9.6
Forward P/E
7.4
EPS, TTM
$1.39
Gekko Fair Value
$20.58

Trading

Volume
37.10M
Avg volume, 20 days
54.63M
52-week high
$19.16
52-week low
$12.59
Shares outstanding
2.20B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$25.84B
Profit margin
11.8%
Return on equity
9.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+39.8%

Risk and income

Beta
0.25
Typical daily move
±6.7%
Typical 20-day move
±4.3%
Dividend yield
1.31%

Pacific Gas & Electric stock news this week

Coverage of Pacific Gas & Electric this week reads negative: 2 positive, 3 neutral and 5 negative headlines.

News sentiment negative

Pacific Gas & Electric peers

Pacific Gas & Electric’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
NEENextEra Energy−0.2%Buying23.4% below
SOSouthern−0.9%Buying8.1% above
DUKDuke Energy−0.3%Accumulation14.0% above
CEGConstellation Energy−2.1%Accumulation2.8% below
AEPAmerican Electric Power−0.5%Buying3.7% above
DDominion Energy−0.7%Accumulation8.5% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Pacific Gas & Electric stock FAQ

What is Pacific Gas & Electric’s market cap?

Pacific Gas & Electric’s market cap is $35.38B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $13.20, with 2.20B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 9.6.

What is the Pacific Gas & Electric stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Pacific Gas & Electric is $19.66, +48.9% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Pacific Gas & Electric stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Pacific Gas & Electric is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $13.20 is 35.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $20.58. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Pacific Gas & Electric report earnings next?

Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to report on Oct 22, 2026 (32 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.40 per share on revenue of $6.76B. Pacific Gas & Electric beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.4% on average across the report.

What is Pacific Gas & Electric’s 52-week high and low?

Pacific Gas & Electric’s 52-week high is $19.16 and its 52-week low is $12.59; it closed at $13.20 on Sep 18, 2026, −12.5% over the past year.

Is Pacific Gas & Electric stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and smart money). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Pacific Gas & Electric?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Pacific Gas & Electric over the last 30 days, with $11K of flagged premium in calls and $879K in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Aug 27, 2026 with $890K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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