Pinnacle West Capital Corporati (PNW) Stock Analysis
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $99.76: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.41; Below-average business quality.
Pinnacle West Capital is an investor-owned electric utility holding company based in Phoenix, Arizona, deriving essentially all revenue from its principal subsidiary Arizona Public Service (APS), which serves approximately 1.4 million customers across 4,000 square miles entirely... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $99.76: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.41; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Pinnacle West Capital Corporati
Latest news
- TD Cowen Maintains Hold on Pinnacle West Capital, Raises Price Target to $101 — benzinga May 15, 2026 positive
- Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields — benzinga May 7, 2026 neutral
- Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Pinnacle West Capital, Raises Price Target to $102 — benzinga May 5, 2026 positive
- Pinnacle West Capital Reports Q1 2026 Results: Full Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga May 4, 2026 neutral
- Pinnacle West Capital Affirms FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance of $4.55-$4.75 vs $4.71 Est — benzinga May 4, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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- HIGHGeographicArizona10-K Item 1: 'APS is Arizona’s largest and longest-serving electric company and generates safe, affordable electricity in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties'
- HIGHregulatoryACC10-K Item 1A: 'The ACC regulates APS’s retail electric rates and FERC regulates rates for wholesale power sales and transmission services'
- MEDIUMSupplierNTEC coal supplier10-K Item 1: 'NTEC, a company formed by the Navajo Nation to own the mine that serves Four Corners and develop other energy projects, is the coal supplier for Four Corners'
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $99.76: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.41; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $96.22. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $102.12 (+2.4% upside). Prior stop was $96.22. Stop-loss: $96.22.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Arizona; Concentration risk — Regulatory: ACC; Target reached (-8.1% upside).
Pinnacle West Capital Corporati trades at a P/E of 18.6 (forward 17.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover PNW with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $105.
What does Pinnacle West Capital Corporati do?Pinnacle West Capital is an investor-owned electric utility holding company based in Phoenix, Arizona, deriving...
Pinnacle West Capital is an investor-owned electric utility holding company based in Phoenix, Arizona, deriving essentially all revenue from its principal subsidiary Arizona Public Service (APS), which serves approximately 1.4 million customers across 4,000 square miles entirely within Arizona. APS generates, transmits, distributes, and retails electricity with rates regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) and FERC for wholesale activities.