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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 $49.34B, about 1.1x PCG ($45.85B).
  • PCG has been more active in the news (19 items in the past 4 weeks vs 14 for XEL).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
MetricPCGXEL
Company
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Xcel Energy Inc.
Price
$17.10+1.60%
$79.02+1.62%
Market cap
$45.85B
$49.34B
1M return
+5.75%
-
1Y return
+17.45%
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Industry
Power Generation
Power Generation
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
News (4w)
19
14
Recent ratings
25
25
PCG

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.

XEL

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.

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