Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Portland General Electric Co shares valued at $803,080 were sold by POPE MARIA M on Sep 10 ’25. At $42.50 per share, POPE MARIA M sold 18,896 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 194,135 shares worth approximately $9.76 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, POPE MARIA M purchased 18,896 shares, netting a total of over 803,080 in proceeds.
Before that, Bekkedahl Larry Neal had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $86,000, the Sr. Vice President traded Portland General Electric Co shares for $43.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $1.69 million.
As published in a research note from Ladenburg Thalmann on December 04, 2025, Portland General Electric Co [POR] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $43. Analysts at UBS downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of October 28, 2025, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for POR. Earlier on October 22, 2025, BTIG Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for POR stock.
Analyzing POR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Portland General Electric Co [NYSE: POR] rose 1.05% to $50.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $49.72, but it reached a high of $50.42 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.84%. Over the course of the year, Portland General Electric Co shares have jumped approximately 20.18%.
Is Portland General Electric Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Portland General Electric Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -1.64 million shares to 4.03 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.67 million shares. A decline of -40.8% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.61.
Which companies own the most shares of Portland General Electric Co (POR)?
In terms of Portland General Electric Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 48.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.49% from the previous closing price of $49.74. Analysts anticipate Portland General Electric Co stock to reach 52 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 46. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Portland General Electric Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
