Shares of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), a US investor-owned utility company, slumped ~25% in Monday’s opening hour trade. This happened after CNBC reported that PG&E might face a minimum of $30 billion in liabilities excluding penalties, fines or punitive damages related to California wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
Further, with the utility company contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection as it anticipates a massive Q4 charge, investors started to abandon the stock that could worsen the company’s prospects.
PG&E is poised for its biggest fall since November 2014, when the stock was on the verge being downgraded to junk after it had announced the exhaustion of its revolving credit line.
Although the bankruptcy news hasn’t been confirmed by the company, according to sources familiar to the matter, the company is seriously contemplating the sale of its gas assets to cover liability costs related to the wildfires.
Further, with PG&E being a one of the biggest utility companies in California, many analysts expect the liability news to be good enough for PG&E to get a favorable rescue package from state legislators -- increasing the chance the utility can pass-on the costs related to wildfire liabilities to the customers.
The 10-day moving average for PCG crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 01, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 18 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on September 30, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on PCG as a result. In of 95 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for PCG just turned positive on October 01, 2025. Looking at past instances where PCG's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
PCG moved above its 50-day moving average on September 26, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where PCG advanced for three days, in of 314 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 261 cases where PCG Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The 10-day RSI Indicator for PCG moved out of overbought territory on October 09, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 36 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 36 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .
The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In of 75 cases where PCG's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where PCG declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
PCG broke above its upper Bollinger Band on October 08, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. PCG’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 68, placing this stock slightly better than average.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to consistent earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating slightly better than average sales and a considerably profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.217) is normal, around the industry mean (139.212). P/E Ratio (15.185) is within average values for comparable stocks, (21.799). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.821) is also within normal values, averaging (3.431). PCG's Dividend Yield (0.006) is considerably lower than the industry average of (0.046). P/S Ratio (1.460) is also within normal values, averaging (3.154).
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a provider of electric energy services and transports natural gas
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