Public Service Enterprise (PEG) Q4 Earnings Beat, Sales Top

Newark, NJ-based Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) or PSEG is a diversified utility holding company. Its operations are mostly located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic parts of the U.S.

Public Service Enterprise has a solid portfolio of regulated and non-regulated utility assets that offer a stable earnings and significant long-term growth potential.

The company has invested substantially to improve the reliability and efficiency of transmission and distribution systems. Public Service Enterprise Group is now working to add renewable generation in its portfolio to lower carbon emission.

Estimate Trend & Surprise History

Investors should note that the fourth quarter Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings of 55 cents per share has remained stable over the last 7 days.

Coming to the earnings surprise, Public Service Enterprise has surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the last four quarters, resulting in a positive average surprise of 1.82%.

Zacks Rank: Currently, Public Service Enterprise has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following its fourth quarter 2018 earnings report which has just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.

We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below:

Earnings: Public Service Enterprise exceeded earnings estimate by a penny. Operating earnings per share came in at 56 cents, compared with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents.

Revenue: Revenues of $2,468 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,359 million.

Key Stats: During the reported quarter, electric sales volumes increased 1.9% to 9,721 million kilowatt-hours, while gas sales volumes rose 17.7% to 1,116 million therms.

Guidance: The company announced its 2019 earnings guidance in the range of $3.15–$3.35 per share.

Stock Price: It would be interesting to see how the market reacts to the fourth quarter earnings beat during the trading session today.

Check back later for our full write up on this PEG earnings report later!

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