POR Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. As for POR, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a negative return of 6.97% relative to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of Portland General Electric Co's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

• Compared to other US stocks that pay a dividend, Portland General Electric Co produces a dividend yield 3.91% -- which falls in the top 26.49%.
• Beta, a measure of volatility relative to the stock market overall, is lower for POR than it is for 28.17% of other equities in the Utilities sector that also issue dividends.
• As other dividend issuers in the Utilities sector, Portland General Electric Co has an equity discount rate lower than 25.35% of them.

POR Dividends vs. Peers