Head to Head Review: Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) & Electricité de France (OTCMKTS:ECIFY)

Electricité de France (OTCMKTS:ECIFY) and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Electricité de France and Public Service Enterprise Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electricité de France	N/A	N/A	N/A
Public Service Enterprise Group	16.04%	12.42%	3.68%

Risk and Volatility

Electricité de France has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Service Enterprise Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Electricité de France and Public Service Enterprise Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electricité de France	$151.19 billion	0.35	-$18.90 billion	N/A	N/A
Public Service Enterprise Group	$12.17 billion	2.99	$2.11 billion	$4.02	18.18

Public Service Enterprise Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Electricité de France.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Electricité de France and Public Service Enterprise Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electricité de France	0	0	0	0	0.00
Public Service Enterprise Group	0	10	6	1	2.47

Public Service Enterprise Group has a consensus price target of $89.43, indicating a potential upside of 22.39%. Given Public Service Enterprise Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Public Service Enterprise Group is more favorable than Electricité de France.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.3% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Public Service Enterprise Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Public Service Enterprise Group beats Electricité de France on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electricité de France

Electricité de France S.A., an integrated energy company, engages in the power generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trading activities in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and internationally. The company generates electricity through nuclear, fossil fuel, hydro, solar, wind, biomass, biogas, thermal, and cogeneration plants. It also manages low and medium-voltage public electricity distribution networks; operates, maintains, and develops high-voltage and very-high-voltage electricity transmission networks; and services and produces equipment and fuel for nuclear reactors. In addition, the company is involved in commodity trading activities; and the provision of energy services, including district heating services, thermal energy services, etc. It serves approximately 38.5 million customers, including small businesses, local authorities, and industrial and residential customers. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About Public Service Enterprise Group

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. The PSEG Power segment engages in nuclear generation businesses; and supplies power and natural gas to nuclear power plants and gas storage facilities activities. As of December 31, 2023, it had electric transmission and distribution system of 25,000 circuit miles and 866,600 poles; 56 switching stations with an installed capacity of 39,953 megavolt-amperes (MVA), and 235 substations with an installed capacity of 10,382 MVA; 109 MVA aggregate installed capacity for substations; four electric distribution headquarters and five electric sub-headquarters; 18,000 miles of gas mains, 12 gas distribution headquarters, two sub-headquarters, and one meter shop, as well as 56 natural gas metering and regulating stations; and 158 MegaWatts defined conditions of installed PV solar capacity. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated was founded in 1903 and is based in Newark, New Jersey.