Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated · PEG · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025

PSEG beats in Q2 while Hope Creek outage and PJM risks remain

The quarter provides evidence for resilient demand and earnings growth at PSEG: results beat expectations, nuclear generation remained a support, and large-load inquiries increased. The evidence is tempered by the pending Hope Creek outage and unresolved PJM and New Jersey resource-adequacy issues.

Reported Before market openNYSEUtilities $35.74B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.77 Consensus $0.70
EPS surprise +10.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $2.81B Consensus $2.38B
Revenue surprise +17.9% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -2.2% Event window
SPY move -0.5% Same window
Abnormal move -1.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -7.7% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the supplied current-quarter analysis shows a Q2 earnings beat, a 47% increase in large-load inquiries, and a more immediate operating risk from the pending Hope Creek outage. Management maintained guidance while continuing to emphasize capital investment, nuclear generation, energy efficiency, and large-load growth.

Guidance delta

Management reaffirmed full-year earnings guidance; the supplied analysis does not provide the guidance range.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 earnings beat expectations, with more than 20% year-over-year growth in non-GAAP operating earnings.
  • Large-load inquiries rose 47%, primarily on data-center demand, supporting a longer-term growth opportunity but not yet confirming conversion to customers.
  • The Hope Creek outage, PJM capacity-market conditions, and New Jersey resource-adequacy issues remain the main execution and outlook risks.

Management priorities

  • Execute the $3.8 billion regulated capital investment program
  • Advance the Clean Energy Future–Energy Efficiency II initiative
  • Progress the Salem upgrade and maintain engagement with New Jersey regulators on resource adequacy

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PEG EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $1.31 Q1 '24 actual $1.31, match Q2 '24 estimate $0.63 Q2 '24 actual $0.63, match Q3 '24 estimate $0.87 Q3 '24 actual $0.90, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.70 Q2 '25 actual $0.77, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.02 Q3 '25 actual $1.13, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.71 Q4 '25 actual $0.72, match Q1 '26 estimate $1.44 Q1 '26 actual $1.55, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.79 Q2 '26 actual $0.86, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.18 Q4 '26 estimate $0.84 Q1 '27 estimate $1.60
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold31 ratings
Bullish1548.4%
Neutral1548.4%
Bearish13.2%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$71.19Current
$70Low
$86.33Average
$98High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 7, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 18, 2026
Truist Securities Hold HoldMaintainAug 13, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 5, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 5, 2026
Jefferies Hold HoldMaintainJul 20, 2026
BMO Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainApr 13, 2026
Ladenburg Thalmann Neutral BuyDowngradeMar 13, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainMar 12, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform In LineUpgradeMar 5, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainMar 5, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainDec 17, 2025
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainNov 5, 2025
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainMay 1, 2025
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainMar 3, 2025
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainDec 12, 2024
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 15, 2024
Mizuho Buy BuyMaintainMay 23, 2024
Seaport Global Neutral BuyDowngradeJun 20, 2023
Wolfe Research Peer Perform OutperformDowngradeNov 17, 2022
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainOct 4, 2022
Credit Suisse Neutral NeutralMaintainMay 4, 2022
Keybanc Sector Weight OverweightDowngradeJan 13, 2022
Vertical Research Buy HoldUpgradeSep 30, 2021
Deutsche Bank Hold BuyDowngradeFeb 28, 2019
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainOct 17, 2018
Argus Buy BuyMaintainOct 17, 2018
Macquarie Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 24, 2018
Bank of America Buy NeutralUpgradeApr 16, 2018
Tudor Pickering Hold HoldMaintainDec 5, 2012
ISI Group Hold SellUpgradeNov 9, 2012
FBR Capital Underperform Market PerformDowngradeAug 27, 2012
Bank oferica Neutral NeutralMaintainMar 12, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $71.19. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Argus ResearchAnalyst unavailable$86$66.9 +20.8%Sep 29, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$88$70.16 +23.6%Sep 18, 2026
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$91$74.19 +27.8%Aug 21, 2026
Truist FinancialRichard Sunderland$84$75.98 +18.0%Aug 13, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$93$78.84 +30.6%Jul 22, 2026
JefferiesPaul Zimbardo$78$78.64 +9.6%Jul 20, 2026
RBC CapitalStephen D'Ambrisi$81$80.27 +13.8%Jul 1, 2026
Truist FinancialRichard Sunderland$88$76.44 +23.6%May 18, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$91$80.74 +27.8%Apr 20, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$89$82.05 +25.0%Apr 14, 2026
ScotiabankAndrew Weisel$92$85.85 +29.2%Feb 26, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$90$85.36 +26.4%Feb 20, 2026
BTIGAlex Kania$94$82 +32.0%Jan 30, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$81$79.77 +13.8%Jan 22, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$92$79.28 +29.2%Jan 21, 2026
Wells FargoShahriar Pourreza$92$79.42 +29.2%Jan 20, 2026
UBSWilliam Appicelli$98$79.93 +37.7%Dec 17, 2025
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$89$80.4 +25.0%Dec 16, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$107$81.51 +50.3%Nov 20, 2025
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$90$79.86 +26.4%Nov 6, 2025
New StreetAnalyst unavailable$83$81.36 +16.6%Nov 4, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$88$83.45 +23.6%Oct 27, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$109$83.53 +53.1%Oct 22, 2025
BTIGAnalyst unavailable$98$83.12 +37.7%Oct 21, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$87$83.12 +22.2%Oct 21, 2025
BarclaysNicholas Campanella$89$84.83 +25.0%Oct 21, 2025
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$85$84.75 +19.4%Oct 20, 2025
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$83$81.84 +16.6%Oct 6, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$103$80.88 +44.7%Sep 25, 2025
UBSWilliam Appicelli$103$87.58 +44.7%Jul 25, 2025
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$100$82.1 +40.5%Jun 18, 2025
BMO CapitalJames Thalacker$89$90.39 +25.0%Oct 21, 2024
JefferiesPaul Zimbardo$85$83.31 +19.4%Sep 12, 2024
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$83$81.08 +16.6%Aug 23, 2024
Evercore ISIGreg Gordon$80$78 +12.4%Jul 30, 2024
GuggenheimShahriar Pourreza$82$73.28 +15.2%Jun 17, 2024
Morgan StanleyDavid Arcaro$78$74.83 +9.6%May 28, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesPaul Fremont$80$73.96 +12.4%May 23, 2024
BMO CapitalJames Thalacker$69$69.15 -3.1%May 1, 2024
J.P. MorganJeremy Tonet$70$62.6 -1.7%Dec 4, 2023
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) is an energy provider primarily operating through its subsidiaries in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company's business activities are structured into two primary segments: PSE&G and PSEG Power. The PSE&G division is responsible for transmitting electricity and distributing both electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. This segment also commits resources to solar power generation projects and various energy efficiency initiatives, as well as offering appliance service and repair.…

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  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-07T13:00:41.834526+00:00
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Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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