A 6-Day Winning Streak Has Public Service Enterprise Stock Up 6.7%
Public Service Enterprise (PEG) stock has risen for 6 consecutive trading days, gaining 6.7% over that stretch. That added about $2.2 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $35.8 billion. The stock closed at $71.84 on Thursday, October 8, 15.2% below its 52-week high of $84.74 and 7.9% above its low of $66.56.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Returns for PEG and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Thursday, October 8 and including dividends:
| Return Period | PEG | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 6 Days (Current Streak) | 6.7% | 1.5% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -1.0% | 1.8% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -10.0% | 2.8% |
| Year To Date | -8.2% | 14.4% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -7.7% | 17.0% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 gained 1.5% over the same 6 sessions, including dividends, against Public Service Enterprise’s +6.7%. 7 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 6 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 10.0%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 57 sessions of that window it was down 15.6%.
Do The Fundamentals Support The Run?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 12.7% over the last twelve months, against a median of 8.5% for S&P 500 Utilities stocks; its operating margin is 23.1%, versus a median of 23.1%; and the stock trades at 17.8 times trailing earnings against a median of 20.1. The business gives the rally real support, with revenue growth above the median, margins above the median and a multiple below the median.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market’s full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.
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