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According to an SEC filing dated Feb. 20, Dean Capital Management initiated a new stake in Portland General Electric<\/strong> (NYSE:POR)<\/span> by purchasing 79,207 shares. The new holding brought the quarter-end position value to $3.8 million.<\/p>\n Metric<\/p>\n<\/th>\n Value<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n Revenue (TTM)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $3.4 billion<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Net income (TTM)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $306.0 million<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Dividend yield<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Price (as of market close Feb. 20)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n $52.44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n Portland General Electric is a vertically integrated electric utility with a significant presence in the Pacific Northwest. The company\u2019s diversified generation portfolio and extensive transmission infrastructure delivers power to nearly a million customers.<\/p>\n Provides electricity generation, transmission, and distribution services, operating thermal, wind, and hydroelectric facilities across Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Serves approximately 917,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 51 cities throughout Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Generates revenue primarily through regulated retail and wholesale sales of electricity, with additional income from wholesale natural gas transactions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Dean Capital quickly added Portland General Electric shares to its equity portfolio. Previously holding no shares on Sept. 30, it ended the year with over 79,000.<\/p>\n These shares were valued at $3.8 million as of Dec. 31. That made the position the sixth-largest among the 118 holdings in Dean Capital\u2019s portfolio, according to its SEC 13F filing. Its Portland General Electric shares were valued at $3.8 million, or 1.6% of its $234.7 million AUM as of Dec. 31.<\/p>\n The shares have done well, and Dean Capital clearly expects that to continue. Portland General Electric\u2019s stock gained 18.2% over the last year (through Feb. 20), but including its hefty dividends, produced a total return of 24%. That easily exceeded the S&P 500 <\/strong>index\u2019s 16.4% return.<\/p>\n Portland General Electric\u2019s adjusted earnings per share fell last year from $3.14 to $3.05. However, the company expects to benefit from , an area of high demand as generative artificial intelligence continues to take hold.<\/p>\n Additionally, the company recently agreed to acquire certain Washington state generation, transmission, and electric utility operations from PacifiCorp for $1.9 billion.<\/p>\n Before you buy stock in Portland General Electric, consider this:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Motley Fool Stock Advisor<\/em> analyst team just identified what they believe are the\u00a010 best stocks<\/strong> for investors to buy now\u2026 and Portland General Electric wasn\u2019t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.<\/p>\n Consider when Netflix<\/strong> made this list on December 17, 2004… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation,\u00a0you\u2019d have $424,262<\/strong>!* Or when Nvidia<\/strong> made this list on April 15, 2005… if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you\u2019d have $1,163,635<\/strong>!*<\/p>\n Now, it\u2019s worth noting\u00a0Stock Advisor\u2019s<\/em> total average return is 904% \u2014 a market-crushing outperformance compared to 194% for the S&P 500.\u00a0Don’t miss the latest top 10 list, available with\u00a0Stock Advisor<\/em>, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n See the 10 stocks \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n *Stock Advisor returns as of February 23, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n Lawrence Rothman, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Viavi Solutions. The Motley Fool recommends Helmerich & Payne. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.<\/em><\/p>\n Dean Capital Adds Portland General Electric Shares was originally published by The Motley Fool<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n
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