Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be given a dividend of 0.67 per share by the utilities provider on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 9th.
Public Service Enterprise Group has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 14 consecutive years. Public Service Enterprise Group has a dividend payout ratio of 61.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Public Service Enterprise Group to earn $4.69 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.68 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 57.1%.
Public Service Enterprise Group Trading Down 1.0%
Shares of PEG opened at $77.85 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.80 billion, a PE ratio of 17.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.51. Public Service Enterprise Group has a 12-month low of $76.05 and a 12-month high of $91.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31.
About Public Service Enterprise Group
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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